An integrated model for discrete and continuous decisions with application to vehicle ownership, type and usage choices

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 315-328

  Liu, Yangwen ^a   Tremblay, Jean Michel ^a   Cirillo, Cinzia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrete continuous model; Monte Carlo simulation; US National Household Travel Survey; Vehicle miles traveled; Vehicle ownership

Indexed keywords

COVARIANCE MATRIX; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; SURVEYS;

CONTINUOUS MODELING; INTEGRATED MODELING; NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEYS; TRANSPORTATION POLICIES; VARIANCE-COVARIANCE MATRICES; VEHICLE CHARACTERISTICS; VEHICLE OWNERSHIP; VEHICLE-MILES TRAVELED;

VEHICLES;

CAR OWNERSHIP; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; ECONOMETRICS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MODELING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907878761     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2014.09.001     Document Type: Article

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