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by irinikalk
12 Aug 2020, 11:59
Forum: Errors during model validation and/or estimation.
Topic: error: "apollo_estimate(apollo_beta, apollo_fixed, apollo_probabilities, : Not proceeding with estimation!"
Replies: 5
Views: 15868

Re: error: "apollo_estimate(apollo_beta, apollo_fixed, apollo_probabilities, : Not proceeding with estimation!"

> rm(list=ls())
> library(apollo)
>
> netherlands <- read.delim("netherlands.dat")
> netherlands$mode <- as.factor(netherlands$choice)
> levels(netherlands$mode) <- c("car", "rail", "car", "rail")
> netherlands$idx.alt <- as.numeric(netherlands$mode)
> levels(netherlands$idx.alt) <- c(car=1, rail=2 ...
by irinikalk
11 Aug 2020, 18:45
Forum: Errors during model validation and/or estimation.
Topic: error: "apollo_estimate(apollo_beta, apollo_fixed, apollo_probabilities, : Not proceeding with estimation!"
Replies: 5
Views: 15868

Re: error: "apollo_estimate(apollo_beta, apollo_fixed, apollo_probabilities, : Not proceeding with estimation!"

Hi Stephane,

I changed my utility functions to:

V[['rail']] <- b0_rail + b1_cost*cost_rail + b2_time*(ivtt_rail +rpovt_rail)
V[['car']] <- b1_cost*cost_car + b2_time*(ivtt_car + rpovt_car)

But I get the same problem. What am I doing wrong now? I simply can't find my mistake.
I am sorry for ...
by irinikalk
04 Aug 2020, 13:20
Forum: Errors during model validation and/or estimation.
Topic: error: "apollo_estimate(apollo_beta, apollo_fixed, apollo_probabilities, : Not proceeding with estimation!"
Replies: 5
Views: 15868

error: "apollo_estimate(apollo_beta, apollo_fixed, apollo_probabilities, : Not proceeding with estimation!"

Hi,
when using the Apollo package to estimate a binary choice model I get the error: "apollo_estimate(apollo_beta, apollo_fixed, apollo_probabilities, : Not proceeding with estimation!" I have checked my code and looked into a few forums to try and find where my mistake is but I can't seem to find ...
by irinikalk
03 Aug 2020, 09:27
Forum: Model specification
Topic: Log-transformation with a piecewise linearization
Replies: 4
Views: 12716

Re: Log-transformation with a piecewise linearization

Hi Stephane,

I have to make a piecewise linearization of the age variable with the specification of splitting the age into four parts (0-15, 16-30; 31-45 and the 45 until the end). My discrete utility functions for the binary model are in the picture attached.
Is that all the information you need ...
by irinikalk
31 Jul 2020, 21:27
Forum: Model specification
Topic: Log-transformation with a piecewise linearization
Replies: 4
Views: 12716

Log-transformation with a piecewise linearization

Hi there,
I am a very new user of Apollo and eventhough I have worked with R before I am still having some diffculties. For a project I have to estimate a binary choice model and then later perform different specifications to the model. One specification of my binary model is a log-transformation ...