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negative standard errors of random coefficients

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duxdfx
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Joined: 13 Dec 2021, 18:10

negative standard errors of random coefficients

Post by duxdfx »

I estimated a mixed logit model with three random coefficients (log-normal distributed). see below:
mu_log_b_prm -5.59949
sigma_log_b_prm -1.86121
mu_log_b_sub -9.10539
sigma_log_b_sub -4.87119
mu_log_b_lia -8.49144
sigma_log_b_lia 3.91300

Are these valid estimates?
stephanehess
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Re: negative standard errors of random coefficients

Post by stephanehess »

Hi

this is entirely fine, please have a look at http://apollochoicemodelling.com/faq.html

Stephane
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