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- This forum is for questions related to the use of Apollo. We will answer some general choice modelling questions too, where appropriate, and time permitting. We cannot answer questions about how to estimate choice models with other software packages.
- There is a very detailed manual for Apollo available at http://www.ApolloChoiceModelling.com/manual.html. This contains detailed descriptions of the various Apollo functions, and numerous examples are available at http://www.ApolloChoiceModelling.com/examples.html. In addition, help files are available for all functions, using e.g. ?apollo_mnl
- Before asking a question on the forum, users are kindly requested to follow these steps:
- Check that the same issue has not already been addressed in the forum - there is a search tool.
- Ensure that the correct syntax has been used. For any function, detailed instructions are available directly in Apollo, e.g. by using ?apollo_mnl for apollo_mnl
- Check the frequently asked questions section on the Apollo website, which discusses some common issues/failures. Please see http://www.apollochoicemodelling.com/faq.html
- Make sure that R is using the latest official release of Apollo.
- Users can check which version they are running by entering packageVersion("apollo").
- Then check what is the latest full release (not development version) at http://www.ApolloChoiceModelling.com/code.html.
- To update to the latest official version, just enter install.packages("apollo"). To update to a development version, download the appropriate binary file from http://www.ApolloChoiceModelling.com/code.html, and install the package from file
- If the above steps do not resolve the issue, then users should follow these steps when posting a question:
- provide full details on the issue, including the entire code and output, including any error messages
- posts will not immediately appear on the forum, but will be checked by a moderator first. This may take a day or two at busy times. There is no need to submit the post multiple times.
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- 25 Apr 2022, 19:18
- Forum: Model specification
- Topic: What is delta in latent class model?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1804
What is delta in latent class model?
Dear Prof. Hess, I am developing a latent class model containing two latent classes. In the example model, I have noticed two parameters, "delta_a" and "delta_b" in the apollo beta and the output has provided the estimated for the deltas. My question is: do we need to employ delt...
- 23 Mar 2022, 18:21
- Forum: Model specification
- Topic: Mixed Logit Model: how to choose ASC value?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2525
Re: Mixed Logit Model: how to choose ASC value?
Thank you, Prof. Hess, for your prompt response. I do understand that there is no need to apply the "exp" when I am assuming the normal distribution. Regarding the ASC, my question was when we define the model parameter in model parameter, how do we define value for ASC? I have used 0 and ...
- 21 Mar 2022, 16:18
- Forum: Model specification
- Topic: Mixed Logit Model: how to choose ASC value?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2525
Mixed Logit Model: how to choose ASC value?
Hello Prof. Hess, I am running the mixed logit model, however, the output from Apollo does not match with Nlogit one. I have two questions: 1. Is it necessary to use "exp" in the utility function for the ML model? When I have not used "exp" it produced results that matched better...