Alternative tree structures for estimating nested logit models with mixed preference data

Transportmetrica

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 291-309

  Wen, Chieh Hua ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Discrete choice; Nested logit; Stated preference; Travel demand

Indexed keywords

CORRECTION PROCEDURE; DATA TYPE; DISCRETE CHOICE; DISCRETE CHOICE MODELS; MULTINOMIAL LOGIT; MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES; MULTIPLE SOURCE; NESTED LOGIT; NESTED LOGIT MODEL; PREFERENCE DATA; REVEALED PREFERENCE; SCALE PARAMETER; SINGLE SOURCE; STATED PREFERENCE; STATED PREFERENCES; TRAVEL DEMAND; TREE STRUCTURES; UTILITY FUNCTIONS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

TREES (MATHEMATICS);

EID: 77955867215     PISSN: 18128602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18128600903401236     Document Type: Article

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