Semi-nonparametric Latent Class Choice Model with a Flexible Class Membership Component: A Mixture Model Approach

no code implementations • 6 Jul 2020 • Georges Sfeir, Maya Abou-Zeid, Filipe Rodrigues, Francisco Camara Pereira, Isam Kaysi

The proposed model formulates the latent classes using mixture models as an alternative approach to the traditional random utility specification with the aim of comparing the two approaches on various measures including prediction accuracy and representation of heterogeneity in the choice process.

Clustering Discrete Choice Models