The multinomial logit model revisited: A semi-parametric approach in discrete choice analysis

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 461-473

  Li, Baibing ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrete choice model; Gumbel distribution; Multinomial logit model; Semi parametric model; Variance stabilization

Indexed keywords

RESEARCH;

DISCRETE CHOICE MODELS; GUMBEL DISTRIBUTION; MULTINOMIAL LOGIT MODEL; SEMI-PARAMETRIC MODELING; VARIANCE STABILIZATIONS;

TRANSPORTATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; LOGIT ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PROBABILITY; RESEARCH WORK; ROUTING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRAVEL DEMAND; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 79951508734     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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