Embedding Decision Heuristics in Discrete Choice Models: A Review

Transport Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 313-331

  Leong, Waiyan ^a   Hensher, David Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HEURISTICS;

EID: 84860210086     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: 14645327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441647.2012.671195     Document Type: Review

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