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- 29 May 2024, 14:43
- Forum: Data preparation, processing and pre-estimation analysis
- Topic: MDCEV with price attribute
- Replies: 1
- Views: 82
Re: MDCEV with price attribute
Hi I assume that for each alternative, you have a colum in the dataset with the price attribute for that alternative. Let's assume your alternatives are called alt1, alt2, ..., and the costs are in columns called cost_alt1, cost_alt2, ... Then you could specify it like this: cost = list(alt1 = cost_...
- 29 May 2024, 14:40
- Forum: Model estimation
- Topic: Function evaluation limit exceeded.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 492
Re: Function evaluation limit exceeded.
could you try running your mixed model but with sig fixed to 1?
- 27 May 2024, 14:32
- Forum: Model estimation
- Topic: Function evaluation limit exceeded.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 492
Re: Function evaluation limit exceeded.
Your estimate for sig is very suspicious. What did you get with the non-random version?
- 27 May 2024, 08:33
- Forum: Errors during model validation and/or estimation.
- Topic: Error in the model command when using EM algorithms
- Replies: 1
- Views: 129
Re: Error in the model command when using EM algorithms
Hi
thanks for spotting this issue. This has been fixed in the development version (0.3.3) which you can download from http://apollochoicemodelling.com/code.html
Best wishes
Stephane
thanks for spotting this issue. This has been fixed in the development version (0.3.3) which you can download from http://apollochoicemodelling.com/code.html
Best wishes
Stephane
- 24 May 2024, 15:51
- Forum: Model estimation
- Topic: Posterior probability more than 100%?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2550
Re: Posterior probability more than 100%?
Hi this was an old bug that affected cases where the IDs in the data were not sorted. Of course, that shouldn't matter, and we have fixed it in the new development version that you can download from http://apollochoicemodelling.com/code.html Alternatively, if you want to wait for the next CRAN relea...
- 23 May 2024, 18:12
- Forum: Post-estimation analysis/use of results
- Topic: post-estimation scenario analysis
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11051
Re: post-estimation scenario analysis
Hi
there is a choice model in each class. When you change an attribute, the prediction changes in each class, and of course then also in the overall model, which is a weighted average across the classes.
Stephane
there is a choice model in each class. When you change an attribute, the prediction changes in each class, and of course then also in the overall model, which is a weighted average across the classes.
Stephane
- 23 May 2024, 18:08
- Forum: Errors during model validation and/or estimation.
- Topic: Error in MNL estimation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 350
Re: Error in MNL estimation
I now had a closer look and you are using the same attribute names in the utilities for alternatives 1 and 2. This, alongside the constants, makes it impossible for you to estimate the model. There should be separate attributes in the utilities for different alternatives, as only differences in util...
- 23 May 2024, 07:16
- Forum: Errors during model validation and/or estimation.
- Topic: Error in MNL estimation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 350
Re: Error in MNL estimation
It's clearly overspecified then. Can you share your data and code with me outside the forum and I'll have a look?
- 23 May 2024, 07:14
- Forum: Post-estimation analysis/use of results
- Topic: post-estimation scenario analysis
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11051
Re: post-estimation scenario analysis
Alvin the answers to the first two are in the manual. You can use apollo_unconditionals for both of these. Regarding the third, purchase price is an attribute of the alternatives and thus included in the within class choice model, not the class allocation model, so it will not lead to such a shift S...
- 22 May 2024, 12:12
- Forum: Model specification
- Topic: Hybrid_LC_with_OL_example_data
- Replies: 1
- Views: 323
Re: Hybrid_LC_with_OL_example_data
Hi
apologies for the slow reply. We believe we have fixed this issue in the latest development version - can you try it by downloading from http://apollochoicemodelling.com/code.html
Thanks
Stephane & David
apologies for the slow reply. We believe we have fixed this issue in the latest development version - can you try it by downloading from http://apollochoicemodelling.com/code.html
Thanks
Stephane & David