Stated choice experimentation, contextual influences and food choice: A case study

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 539-564

  Jaeger, Sara R ^a   Rose, John M ^b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Choice analysis; Fresh fruit; Labelled choice experiments; Mixed logit modelling; Situational and social context

Indexed keywords

EID: 44549084504     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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