Individual level models vs. sample level models: contrasts and mutual benefits

Transportmetrica A: Transport Science

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 465-483

  Dumont, Jeffrey ^a   Giergiczny, Marek ^b   Hess, Stephane ^c  

^a RSG   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

heterogeneity; hierarchical Bayes; individual level models; prediction

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING;

HETEROGENEITY; HIERARCHICAL BAYES; INDIVIDUAL LEVELS; NOVEL TECHNIQUES; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; PREDICTION PERFORMANCE; TRANSPORT APPLICATIONS; TRANSPORT RESEARCH;

FORECASTING;

EID: 84927696247     PISSN: 23249935     EISSN: 23249943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/23249935.2015.1018681     Document Type: Article

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