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by stephanehess
24 Apr 2024, 15:35
Forum: Estimation results
Topic: Low t-ratios in MNL
Replies: 1
Views: 3

Re: Low t-ratios in MNL

Hi

there could be many reasons for this. Either there really is no effect (in which case that is a finding), or you don't have enough data, or a bad design. But this is a general question, not Apollo related

Stephane
by stephanehess
24 Apr 2024, 15:33
Forum: Data preparation, processing and pre-estimation analysis
Topic: deal with Missing data
Replies: 1
Views: 2

Re: deal with Missing data

Hi

you can either impute them, or estimate a separate effect for those people

Stephane
by stephanehess
24 Apr 2024, 15:31
Forum: Post-estimation analysis/use of results
Topic: Marginal rate of substitution for different sociodemographic groups
Replies: 3
Views: 176

Re: Marginal rate of substitution for different sociodemographic groups

Hi

your unconditional distributions will not be different for people with different socio-demographics unless you have included the interactions in apollo_randCoeff. So subsetting the data will not do anything

Stephane
by stephanehess
24 Apr 2024, 15:29
Forum: Post-estimation analysis/use of results
Topic: WTP for mixed logit with random parameters
Replies: 24
Views: 32156

Re: WTP for mixed logit with random parameters

Hi the delta method in Apollo is for individual model parameters, not for distributed coefficients. In your case, you would need to use apollo_unconditionals to obtain the draws for the coefficients and calculate WTP moments that way, but you would not be able to use apollo_deltaMethod as you cannot...
by stephanehess
24 Apr 2024, 15:27
Forum: Errors during model validation and/or estimation.
Topic: error in getiing Standarad error of e mdcev model
Replies: 3
Views: 41

Re: error in getiing Standarad error of e mdcev model

Hi

it's not clear what you mean exactly. Do you want to interact this with covariates?

Stephane
by stephanehess
24 Apr 2024, 15:26
Forum: Post-estimation analysis/use of results
Topic: how to make probability plot in E MDCEV MODEL
Replies: 1
Views: 10

Re: how to make probability plot in E MDCEV MODEL

Hi

you can make predictions from a model in Apollo. This will produce a prediction for each row in the data, and then you can of course use standard R functions to product plots

Stephane
by stephanehess
24 Apr 2024, 15:19
Forum: Model specification
Topic: Accounting for stochastic variables in discrete choice models
Replies: 1
Views: 9

Re: Accounting for stochastic variables in discrete choice models

Julia

this should only be needed in situations where you have uncertainty about the attributes

Stephane
by stephanehess
24 Apr 2024, 09:49
Forum: Estimation results
Topic: Missing model-fit parameters
Replies: 3
Views: 180

Re: Missing model-fit parameters

Hi

if you share your code and data with me outside the forum, I'll have a look

Stephane
by stephanehess
22 Apr 2024, 13:40
Forum: Examples (existing and requests for new ones)
Topic: Heterogeneous alternative choice set
Replies: 1
Views: 24

Re: Heterogeneous alternative choice set

hi

the closest we have to this would be http://apollochoicemodelling.com/files/ ... e_coding.r where you could easily add availabilities too

Stephane