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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"choice modelling"”.
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Estudio del Servicio de Atención Médica mediante Discrete Choice Modelling : economía de la salud
Fil: Merello, Martín. Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
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Cross-cultural differences in environmental valuation: a choice modelling application to water resources in the Waikato
… Waikato University students were derived from a choice experiment and supplemented with additional measures of Māori cultural identity, to measure the strength of affiliation with traditional Māori culture; and connectedness to nature, to measure environmental affinity. The latter two measures …
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Understanding student travel preferences in Mahikeng: A hybrid choice modelling approach within the theory of planned behaviour
… and making a unique contribution to stated choice literature and applications in Africa. Hypothesis Tested Two hypotheses are tested. First, students have unique compositions of behaviour influencing their intention to use bus and minibus taxi. Secondly, there are level of service (LOS) …
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Evaluating the influence of individual traits, emotions and information on consumer acceptance of entomophagy : a choice modelling experiment
… of food neophobia and disgust sensitivity in modelling the acceptance of entomophagy, but the models lack explicit focus on individual traits and emotions in explaining variance in choice behaviour. Secondly, the experimental studies used to probe the role of information priming in fostering …
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Opportunities for short-sea shipping in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region: evidence based on discrete choice modelling
… by studying the determinants of SSS, the stated choice preference of shippers and freight forwarders and the stated intentions of maritime carriers for SSS. It is purported the introduction of SSS in SADC could reduce socio-environmental problems currently faced such as road damage, road …
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A geospatial investigation of destination choice modelling. The case of the MYCITI integrated rapid transit bus system, Cape Town, South Africa
… to commuter demand as a result of commuter choices. Therefore, a key component for understanding the operational functionality of a public transport system lies in the accurate modelling of commuter choices. Although the spatial separation of activities forms the essence of travel demand, …
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Valuing biodiversity: Decision support for biosecurity response
… of three components of non-market valuation: choice modelling, a systematic database of values and benefit transfer, with risk simulation to account for uncertainty. The innovative framework is demonstrated in a manual developed for Biosecurity New Zealand analysts for use during the early …
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Non-Linear Implications of Credit Ratings in the Selection of Capital Providers and their Validity as Hidden Information Indicators
… is more influential in determining the choice of Capital Providers (CP). Using a sample of 629 firms and 12,580 firm-year observations, we find that firms use their credit ratings to choose their preferred type of capital providers. This study not only establishes that "firms do care …
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Modelling, Simulation and Analysis of Deshopping Using A Multi-Agent Based Method
… operation. Simulation can be useful tool for modelling different aspects of retail operations, particularly sales and returns operations with consumer and retailers. This thesis is an exploratory attempt at using Agent-based modelling and simulation (ABMS) to show how deshopper behave in a …
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Disposición a pagar por atributos de calidad de aceite de oliva virgen extra en la Ciudad de Bahía Blanca, Argentina
… con representatividad censal, que incluyó un Choice Modelling. Dicho relevamiento, comprendió 223 casos y fue llevado a cabo en la Ciudad mencionada, durante los meses de noviembre y diciembre del año 2017. Primero, se realiza un análisis descriptivo. Luego, se aplica un Modelo Conditional …
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Opportunity Capture and Growth Strategies for Regional Ports: A Modelling Approach
… port growth strategies; and to model opportunity choice - a critical process of opportunity capture. The determinants of opportunity choice were identified with discrete choice modelling which called for a stated choice experiment in order to investigate how regional port managers actually make …
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The Value of Irrigation Water in New Zealand
… analysis of dairy farm panel data, a stated choice experiment of irrigation consent holders and a computable general equilibrium [CGE] analysis. In addition to filling the research gap, this thesis also aims to provide improvements in each of the methodologies used. Panel data analysis …
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Analysis and Prediction of the Commuting Mode Choices in England Using Bayesian Networks
… of complex influences upon travel mode choices through standard travel, place, and work surveys, which would become a new method that complements the existing models. The theoretical framework underpinning BNs, particularly those involving Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs), is recently …
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Quantification of the influences of built-form upon travel of employed adults: new models based on the UK National Travel Survey
… the new SEMs provide a basis for incorporating choice modelling where the utility function is defined with direct, indirect and latent variables; Third, conceptual and methodological developments – such as non-parametric latent class analysis, allow expanding the current model to monitor changes …
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Disaggregate behavioural land use modelling: Integration of housing search, job search and households' dynamics
… infrastructure for the future, is reliant on modelling tools to appropriately assess current conditions whilst providing an accurate estimation for future. In the context of housing infrastructure management, modelling approaches used in practice estimate housing demand at aggregate levels, …
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Three essays on stated choice experiments for nonmarket valuation of landslide protection
… landslide risk reduction by applying Discrete Choice Modelling methodology. To address the current needs of local decision-makers, the investigation of the determinants of preference heterogeneity is the central theme of the research. The study is based on a panel choice dataset created from a …
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Evaluation of the modal choice behaviour and bus service preferences of commuters of the scheduled Golden Arrow Bus Services (Pty) Ltd using stated choice data
… the public problem is the management problem of modelling choice behaviour of commuter stated choices for utility maximisation and therefore as a means of optimising the allocation of the Public Transport Operating Grant (PTOG) expenditure. Historically, differing perceptions amongst travellers, …
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Capturing Residential Preference Changes through Perception Detections of Rationally Inattentive Decision Makers
… perturbations in residential location choice behaviour. The empirical investigation uses the contexts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Two conceptual models are presented in the study, each providing a unique perspective on analyzing residential preferences …
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Spatial signatures and mental maps: Using offenders’ activity locations to enhance geographic profiling for crime investigations
… locations than used in past crime location choice studies based on administrative data, and the findings highlight their utility for signalling offenders’ mental maps. Indeed, the size of the dataset required developing a novel method for sampling when using Discrete Spatial Choice …
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Assessing values for multiple and conflicting uses of freshwater in the Canterbury region
… of freshwater use by applying Discrete Choice Modelling (DCM) methodology. DCM is a commonly applied non-market valuation method that involves the respondents making multiple trade-offs to measure willingness-to-pay (WTP). In this, freshwater resources are described in terms of their …
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