Parametric action decision trees: Incorporating continuous attribute variables into rule-based models of discrete choice

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 772-783

  Arentze, Theo ^a   Timmermans, Harry ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activity based models; Decision tree induction; Discrete choice models; Rule based models

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PROBABILITY;

ALTERNATIVE-SPECIFIC CONSTANTS; LEAF-NODE MEMBERSHIP; LOGIT MODEL; PARAMETRIC ACTION DECISION TREE; PRICE ELASTICITY;

DECISION TREES;

DECISION ANALYSIS; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; PARAMETERIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRAVEL DEMAND; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 34247401780     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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