Errors in variables in multinomial choice modeling: A simulation study applied to a multinomial logit model of travel mode choice

Transport Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 326-335

  Bhatta, Bharat P ^a   Larsen, Odd I ^b  

^a WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b MOLDE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bias; Errors in variables; Level of service attributes; Network models; Travel mode choice

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; JOURNEY TO WORK; LOGIT ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; TRAVEL DEMAND;

EID: 79251642446     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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