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by edgarmugarura
08 Dec 2023, 10:09
Forum: Estimation results
Topic: Differences in Estimates in WTP space and preference space
Replies: 5
Views: 84726

Re: Differences in Estimates in WTP space and preference space

Dear Stephane, My concern is not only the WTP estimate being significantly different ( 190 VS 94) but also the signs on of the non random parameter estimates are different when I use the WTP space . How else could I calculate WTP estimates in Apollo without using the WTP space given I have 2 random ...
by edgarmugarura
07 Dec 2023, 10:24
Forum: Estimation results
Topic: Differences in Estimates in WTP space and preference space
Replies: 5
Views: 84726

Re: Differences in Estimates in WTP space and preference space

Thank you Stephane for the prompt response.

So in terms of reporting WTP estimates, which would I adopt for my study given the mean of the WTP in MMNL is significantly different from that of the MNL.

Not mentioning that some parameter estimates have different signs.

What are my options then?
by edgarmugarura
07 Dec 2023, 06:35
Forum: Estimation results
Topic: Differences in Estimates in WTP space and preference space
Replies: 5
Views: 84726

Differences in Estimates in WTP space and preference space

Dear Stephane, Thank you for Apollo. I'm wondering why there is a significant difference in model estimates in WTP space with those in Preference space. I can not figure out the cause of this difference. Model 3 (MMNL-WTP) results are very different from Model 1 (MNL) and Model 2(MMNL-Preference) I ...