Stated choice experimental design theory: The who, the what and the why

Handbook of Choice Modelling

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 152-177

  Rose, John M ^a   Bliemer, Michiel C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 84907990330     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781781003152.00013     Document Type: Chapter

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