scholarly journals Accommodating the Heterogeneity in Traveller’s Responsiveness in Safe Route Choice Experiment – Study from India

2021 ◽  
Vol 81 (ET.2021) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Sivakumar Balakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Mixed Logit ◽  
Preference Heterogeneity ◽  
Stated Choice ◽  
Experiment Study ◽  
Road Users ◽  
Two Wheeler ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Selection Of

Developing countries like India lacks research works to examine how the heterogeneity in responsiveness affect the outcome of a stated choice experiment. This study is an attempt to observe the effects of variation in the responsiveness of a person to different levels of parameters in the selection of a safer route in a country like India. This paper applies a Mixed Logit (ML) model to analyze the safer route choices done by the two-wheeler road users. This model is extended to account for the heterogeneity and explain its impact on the willingness to pay (WTP) for accident reduction. The empirical study shows that if the heterogeneity across individuals are not accounted adequately it leads to a statistically inferior data fit and also to inappropriate evaluations. The calculated WTP values suggest that these values are sensitive to preference heterogeneity and are underestimated if an assumption of preference homogeneity is made.

Determinants for sun-and-beach self-catering accommodation selection

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Martín ◽  
Concepción Román ◽  
Cira Mendoza
Keyword(s):  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Mixed Logit ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Optimal Investment ◽  
Mixed Logit Model ◽  
Stated Choice ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Promotional Strategies ◽  
Pool Area ◽  
Selection Of

Self-catering accommodation is an important lodging alternative in some tourist destinations. Attributes such as the size, furniture and equipment; pool area; quietness; accessibility to beach; or Wi-Fi play an important role in the selection of this type of accommodation. Understanding tourists’ preferences is essential to improve services and gain competitiveness. In this article, a stated choice experiment between two hypothetical self-catering apartments is carried out in Maspalomas, a world renowned destination in the south of Gran Canaria, Spain. Consistent multinomial and mixed logit model specifications that incorporate systematic and random taste variation within tourists’ preferences are estimated. Willingness to pay for improving different service quality attributes is obtained. The findings are crucial and provide important insights to managers and policymakers in order to streamline the marketing and promotional strategies, as well as to make optimal investment decisions.

Preferences for a Multimedia Web Platform to Increase Awareness of Cultural Heritage: A Stated Choice Experiment

2021 ◽  
pp. 245592962110452
Author(s):  
Benshuo Wang ◽  
Bauke de Vries ◽  
Gamze Dane
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Mixed Logit ◽  
Information Provision ◽  
3D Models ◽  
Data Representation ◽  
Stated Choice ◽  
Stated Choice Experiment ◽  
Willingness To Use ◽  
Web Platform

As stated by UNESCO, cultural heritage (CH) (tangible and intangible) plays an important role in inheriting, maintaining and passing the values and knowledge from past generations to the next ones. To create an interest and raise the awareness of CH, variety of media sources (i.e., maps, text, 3D models, virtual reality) are exploited. These multimedia sources are brought together on web platforms that preserve and disseminate tangible and intangible CH information, with the aim to reach to large audiences. Although there are many examples of these multimedia web platforms, there is little research on understanding people’s willingness to use such multimedia web platforms and which media type people prefer for understanding and learning about CH. This is important to address since the success and sustainability of such platforms lies on their acceptance by the target audience in terms of data representation and the ease of information provision. To address this problem, this research applied a stated choice experiment to represent a hypothetical multimedia web platform to respondents. Different media types were tested for the description of CH (spatial content and historical content). The collected data from 630 respondents was analysed by a mixed logit model in order to determine the preference towards different media in a given hypothetical multimedia web platform to increase awareness of CH. The results indicate that people prefer multiple media rather than a single medium. Especially, adding dynamic media (i.e., 3D models and videos) to static media (i.e., 2D map and text) increase people’s willingness to use the multimedia web platform. The results help to formulate a new multimedia web platform and can help representatives of heritage sites to create a more sustainable way to broadcast information about CH to the public.

scholarly journals The Influence of Urban Park Attributes on User Preferences: Evaluation of Virtual Parks in an Online Stated-Choice Experiment

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 212
Author(s):  
Esther van Vliet ◽  
Gamze Dane ◽  
Minou Weijs-Perrée ◽  
Eveline van Leeuwen ◽  
Mayke van Dinter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
Well Being ◽  
User Preferences ◽  
Preference Heterogeneity ◽  
Urban Park ◽  
Stated Choice ◽  
Stated Choice Experiment

Urban green areas, such as parks, are becoming increasingly important in densifying cities. Urban parks encourage physical and social activity, recreation and relaxation, and thus eventually promote people’s well-being. The aim of the current study is to examine which urban park attributes influence the preferences of park users, in order to offer recommendations regarding how urban parks of quality can be designed. To elicit the preferences of park visitors we designed an online stated-choice experiment. Seven park attributes, in particular the number and composition of trees and the presence of benches, side paths, a playground, litter, and flowers, were manipulated in a virtual park. In an online stated-choice task, videos of these park alternatives were presented and the preferences of 697 participants were measured. It is found that especially the number of trees and the presence of flowerbeds, particularly with a diversity of flowers, influenced participants’ preferences. The presence of many benches and a playground were valued as well, but to a lesser extent. The presence of litter was found to be less troublesome than expected. Alternatives with all trees placed in one cluster were disliked. Moreover, significant standard deviations were found for the presence of side paths, a playground, and the absence of litter, which indicates that preference heterogeneity for these attributes exist. In a latent class analysis, two groups were identified, namely a Nature-loving group, who mainly valued the trees and the flowers, and an Amenity-appreciating group, who valued almost all attributes. It can be concluded that natural elements and a variety of flower species are important in an urban park, while facilities are evaluated differently by different groups of people. These findings may support park designers and policymakers in decision-making. Moreover, it illustrates the usefulness of creating a virtual park in environmental preference research.

scholarly journals Investigating the Future of Ultrafast Charging: A Choice Experiment in the Netherlands

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Simone Y. ten Have ◽  
Konstantinos Gkiotsalitis ◽  
Karst T. Geurs
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Utility Maximization ◽  
Mixed Logit ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Stated Choice ◽  
Passenger Cars ◽  
Mixed Logit Models ◽  
Random Utility Maximization

Ultrafast charging is developing and will soon be available to electric vehicles (EV). This research focuses on the feasibility of ultrafast charging for EV passenger cars in the Netherlands. We carried out a stated choice experiment with 311 respondents (all EV drivers) and developed mixed logit models based on random utility maximization. In deciding which charging type to choose, this research identified the charging point characteristics, price, proximity to shopping facilities, certainty of charging availability and not having to make a detour as key influential factors for EV drivers. Price changes and not having to make a detour substantially affect users’ choices for the charging types. Contrary to expectations, no significant results were found for urban density, age, technology awareness and importance of sustainability. Finally, the research results show that there is demand for ultrafast charging in the Netherlands even if users have to pay slightly more compared to other forms of charging.

scholarly journals Parental Vaccine Preferences for Their Children in China: A Discrete Choice Experiment

Vaccines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 687
Author(s):  
Tiantian Gong ◽  
Gang Chen ◽  
Ping Liu ◽  
Xiaozhen Lai ◽  
Hongguo Rong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Discrete Choice Experiment ◽  
Discrete Choice ◽  
Logit Model ◽  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Stated Preference ◽  
Mixed Logit ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Preference Heterogeneity ◽  
Mixed Logit Model

Background: Vaccination is one of the most cost-effective health investments to prevent and control communicable diseases. Improving the vaccination rate of children is important for all nations, and for China in particular since the advent of the two-child policy. This study aims to elicit the stated preference of parents for vaccination following recent vaccine-related incidents in China. Potential preference heterogeneity was also explored among respondents. Methods: A discrete choice experiment was developed to elicit parental preferences regarding the key features of vaccines in 2019. The study recruited a national sample of parents from 10 provinces who had at least one child aged between 6 months and 5 years old. A conditional logit model and a mixed logit model were used to estimate parental preference. Results: A total of 598 parents completed the questionnaire; among them, 428 respondents who passed the rational tests were analyzed. All attributes except for the severity of diseases prevented by vaccines were statistically significant. The risk of severe side effects and protection rates were the two most important factors explaining parents’ decisions about vaccination. The results of the mixed logit model with interactions indicate that fathers or rural parents were more likely to vaccinate their children, and children whose health was not good were also more likely to be vaccinated. In addition, parents who were not more than 30 years old had a stronger preference for efficiency, and well-educated parents preferred imported vaccines with the lowest risk of severe side effects. Conclusion: When deciding about vaccinations for their children, parents in China are mostly driven by vaccination safety and vaccine effectiveness and were not affected by the severity of diseases. These findings will be useful for increasing the acceptability of vaccination in China.

Public preferences for improved urban waste management: a choice experiment

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Solomon Tarfasa ◽  
Roy Brouwer
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Child Labor ◽  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Public Investment ◽  
Mixed Logit ◽  
Gender Effects ◽  
Preference Heterogeneity ◽  
Public Preferences

AbstractA discrete choice experiment, aiming to elicit public preferences for improvements in solid waste services, is carefully administered across socioeconomic zones in the city of Hawassa, Ethiopia. Observed and unobserved preference heterogeneity are analyzed using mixed logit choice models. The results show that there exists substantial willingness to pay to increase collection frequency and separate recyclable waste. A new issue is the focus on child labor in the waste management sector. Significant gender effects are found: women are more interested than men in increasing waste collection frequency and value the abolishment of child labor more highly, as do higher income households. As expected, respondents living in wealthier neighborhoods are more likely to pay higher service charges. Education indirectly influences preferences for waste separation. The study provides important insight into the social benefits of public investment decisions to improve the quality of solid waste management services in large cities in Ethiopia.

scholarly journals SELECTION OF BREEDING STOCK BY U.S. MEAT GOAT PRODUCERS

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 416-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
NARAYAN NYAUPANE ◽  
JEFFREY GILLESPIE ◽  
KENNETH MCMILLIN ◽  
ROBERT HARRISON ◽  
ISAAC SITIENEI
Keyword(s):  
Latent Class ◽  
Mixed Logit ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
Latent Class Models ◽  
Discrete Choice Experiments ◽  
Preference Heterogeneity ◽  
Breeding Stock ◽  
Meat Goat ◽  
Class Models ◽  
Selection Of

AbstractUsing nationwide survey data, we investigate U.S. meat goat producer preferences and willingness to pay for meat goat breeding stock attributes. Discrete choice experiments were employed, and mixed logit and latent class models were used for analysis. Results showed that producers preferred animals that were highly masculine/feminine, had good structure and soundness, and were of the Boer breed, whereas they preferred fewer animals that were older, of Kiko and Spanish breeds, and priced higher. Significant preference heterogeneity was found among the respondents. Larger-scale producers had greater preference for high masculinity/femininity, good structure and soundness, and Boer bucks.

How Safety Risk Information and Alternative Forms of Presenting It Affect Traveler Decision Rules in International Flight Choice

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 480-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tay T.R. Koo ◽  
Andrew T. Collins ◽  
Ann Williamson ◽  
Carlo Caponecchia
Keyword(s):  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Choice Model ◽  
Safety Information ◽  
Decision Rules ◽  
Risk Information ◽  
Stated Choice ◽  
Safety Risk ◽  
Decision Context ◽  
Special Case ◽  
Different Levels

This article develops a “latent elimination” choice model to examine how travelers respond to different levels of safety risk in making decisions about flight choices. We find a pattern of eliminatory and compensatory decision-mix where travelers have varying thresholds of risk acceptance. Below this threshold the options are eliminated, whereas above the threshold the safety attribute can be traded off with other flight attributes. The “safe” versus “unsafe” dichotomy in risk perception is thus a special case where a traveler’s threshold is especially high. Based on a sample of 509 Australians, our stated choice experiment utilized six alternative forms of safety information presentation, and found that they influenced the decision rules adopted by tourists and their willingness to pay. The latent elimination choice model can be used for retrieving elimination behavior in an information-rich online decision context that characterizes many tourism choices, including for understanding how travelers respond to destination safety risk information.

The Selection of Children's Books Translated from Spanish to Galician, Basque and Catalan (1940–80)

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-258
Author(s):  
Mónica Domínguez Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
Children’S Literature ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Intercultural Relations ◽  
Children's Books ◽  
Source Text ◽  
The Status ◽  
Castilian Spanish ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Selection Of

This study deals with children's literature translated from Castilian Spanish into Galician, Basque and Catalan by a different publisher from that of the source text, between 1940 and 1980, and with the criteria used to choose books for translation during that period. It compares the different literatures within Spain and examines the intersystemic and intercultural relations that the translations reflect. Following the polysystems theory, literature is here conceived as a network of agents of different kinds: authors, publishers, readers, and literary models. Such a network, called a polysystem, is part of a larger social, economic, and cultural network. These extra-literary considerations play an important role in determining the selection of works to be translated. The article suggests that translations can be said to establish transcultural relations, and that they demonstrate different levels of power within a specific interliterary community. It concludes that, while translations may aim to change the pre-existent relationships, frequently they just reflect the status quo.

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