Approximations of choice probabilities in mixed logit models

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 200, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 529-535

  Kalouptsidis, N ^a   Psaraki, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Approximate choice probabilities; Discrete choice; Mixed logit; Random utility maximization models

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATE CHOICE PROBABILITIES; APPROXIMATE COMPUTATION; APRIORI; COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; DISCRETE CHOICE; HIGH ORDER; LOG-LIKELIHOOD MAXIMIZATION; LOGIT FUNCTIONS; MIXED LOGIT; MIXED LOGIT MODELS; RANDOM COEFFICIENTS; RANDOM UTILITY MAXIMIZATION MODELS; SIMULATION DATA; SIMULATION-BASED METHOD; TAYLOR EXPANSIONS;

OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY;

SIMULATORS;

EID: 69249212403     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2009.01.017     Document Type: Article

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