A Joint Latent-Class Model: Combining Likert-Scale Preference Statements With Choice Data to Harvest Preference Heterogeneity

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-110

  Breffle, William S ^a   Morey, Edward R ^b   Thacher, Jennifer A ^c  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice data; E M algorithm; Heterogeneity; Latent class; Likert scale; Preference statements; Preferences

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS;

CHOICE DATA; EM ALGORITHMS; HETEROGENEITY; LATENT CLASS; LIKERT SCALE; PREFERENCE STATEMENTS; PREFERENCES;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ALGORITHM; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HETEROGENEITY; PROBABILITY;

GREEN BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051670413     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-011-9463-0     Document Type: Article

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