scholarly journals Factors Affecting Mobile Phone Purchase in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana: A Binary Logit Model Approach

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond K. Dziwornu
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Logit Model ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Binary Logit Model ◽  
Binary Logit ◽  
Greater Accra Region ◽  
Model Approach

scholarly journals Influential Factors Affecting Travelers’ Mode Choice Behavior on Mass Transit in Bangkok, Thailand

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9522
Author(s):  
Phattarasuda Witchayaphong ◽  
Surachet Pravinvongvuth ◽  
Kunnawee Kanitpong ◽  
Kazushi Sano ◽  
Suksun Horpibulsuk
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Logit Model ◽  
Choice Behavior ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
Mass Transit ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Binary Logit Model ◽  
Binary Logit ◽  
Total Travel Time

Increasing use of single or fewer occupant vehicles has increased traffic congestion and transport-related emissions. Public transport as mass transit options are increasingly being encouraged amongst travelers to use, as this is an influential strategy to improve the transport network performance. This paper presents a study based on a revealed preference survey conducted on a random sample of 4467 respondents to understand the influential factors affecting the users’ choice of mass transit in Bangkok, Thailand. This study identified an inversely proportional relationship of socio-economic and spatial attributes on public transport mode choice. The binary logit model was employed to compare the utility of private vehicles and mass transit modes. The results showed that gender, age, average income, auto ownership, total travel cost in private transport, total travel time in public transport and distance range from home to mass transit station were the factors that influenced travelers’ mode choice behavior. Moreover, to ascertain the effects of explanatory variables which influence the likelihood of Thai travelers, another binary logit model analysis was utilized by the four distance ranges condition. The studied results showed that there were few significant differences in the propensity to use mass transit. Due to the longer distance of the station, total travel time in public transport was not affected by the Thai travelers mode choice. This research will aid transport authorities and planners to gain knowledge on the impact of socio-economic and spatial behavior of public transport users on their mode choice, resulting in the development in sustainable transport in Bangkok, Thailand.

Analysing pedestrian–vehicle conflicts behaviour at urban pedestrian crossings

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Babak Mirbaha
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
Logit Model ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
Elasticity Analysis ◽  
Gap Acceptance ◽  
Time To Collision ◽  
Binary Logit Model ◽  
Traffic Conditions ◽  
Rainy Weather ◽  
Binary Logit

Pedestrian safety has become a serious problem with the rapid growth of motorised vehicle in transportation system in developing counties. Pedestrians often respond differently to changes in surrounding and traffic conditions. A study was undertaken to investigate pedestrians’ gap acceptance and the parameters affecting their risk-taking behaviours based on time-to-collision and post-encroachment-time indexes. Three signalised intersections and two midblock crossings were selected in Qazvin, Iran. A total of 752 pedestrians were examined by video recording and field observation, and pedestrians’ gap acceptance behaviour was estimated by using binary logit model. Results showed that the average time to collision and post-encroachment time were 4.27 s and 1.44 s, respectively. In addition, the presence of children alongside the older pedestrians led to a less risk-taking crossing. Additionally, pedestrian risk-taking was reduced by increasing both time indexes. Rainy weather also reduced pedestrians’ risk-taking behaviour. Elasticity analysis indicated that parameters such as pedestrians’ conflict with vehicles at the first or second half of the crossings, walking with a child, speed of the approaching vehicle, the crossing type and running while crossing were the most important factors in pedestrian risk-taking.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurship and Job Creation in Jordan: Challenges and Prospects for Start-ups

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Mutaz Minwer Halal Alharbi
Keyword(s):  
National Economy ◽  
Logit Model ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Binary Logit Model ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Business Creation ◽  
Binary Logit ◽  
Entrepreneurial Training ◽  
Start Ups

The aim of this article is to assess entrepreneurship activities in Jordan and present how start-ups reduce unemployment. The article also explores the challenges that start-ups face and how such challenges hinder entrepreneurs from engaging in business smoothly. The sample of the study comprises two hundred start-ups distributed in different regions in the country. The method of analysis employed is primarily descriptive statistics in the form of frequencies. Moreover, the binary logit model is used to check the prospects of self-employment and business creation attitudes among youth. The findings of the study reveal that entrepreneurship is one of the main strategies for creating jobs in Jordan, and it contributes to the overall growth of national economy. The study also reveals that the major challenges to engage in start-ups are related to financing and fundraising, regulations of taxation and interpretations of laws. The study also identified a considerable lack of entrepreneurial training at the early stages of business creation.

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