Non-decreasing threshold variances in mixed generalized ordered response models: A negative correlations approach to variance reduction

Analytic Methods in Accident Research

Volumn 20, Issue , 2018, Pages 46-67

  Balusu, Suryaprasanna Kumar ^a   Pinjari, Abdul Rawoof ^b   Mannering, Fred L ^a   Eluru, Naveen ^c  

^a University of South Florida   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^c University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized ordered response models; Negative correlation; Parameter identification; Random thresholds; Variance reduction

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

GENERALIZED ORDERED RESPONSE; MAXIMUM SIMULATED LIKELIHOODS; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; RANDOM THRESHOLD; SIMULATION BASED APPROACHES; VARIANCE PROPERTIES; VARIANCE REDUCTION TECHNIQUES; VARIANCE REDUCTIONS;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 85054377842     PISSN: 22136657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amar.2018.09.003     Document Type: Article

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