Taking account of the role of safety on vehicle choice using a new generation of discrete choice models

Safety Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 103-112

  Daziano, Ricardo A ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Car safety; Hybrid discrete choice; Latent variables; Vehicle choice

Indexed keywords

AGENT BEHAVIOR; CAR SAFETY; CHOICE MODEL; CHOICE MODELING; DECISION PROCESS; DISCRETE CHOICE; DISCRETE CHOICE MODELS; ECONOMIC MODELS; EXPLANATORY VARIABLES; LATENT VARIABLE; LATENT VARIABLE MODELS; LOW-EMISSION VEHICLES; PREDICTIVE POWER; PURCHASE INTENTION; QUALITATIVE FACTORS; SAFETY EQUIPMENTS; STATED PREFERENCES; UTILITY MAXIMIZATIONS; VEHICLE CHOICE;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EQUIVALENCE CLASSES;

VEHICLES;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CAR; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; DISCRETE CHOICE MODEL; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT SAFETY; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

EID: 80053186784     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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