Re: st: Multinominal Logit

["Killian Murphy" <killianmurphy@hotmail.com>]

Hi Xiaoheng

Thanks so much for the advice

Kind Regards,

Killian


> From: "Xiaoheng Zhang" <zhangx@tcd.ie>
> Reply-To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> Subject: Re: st: Multinominal Logit
> Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:12:47 +0100
>
> hi Killian,
>
> Sounds like you are going to do a discrete-choice model.A simple
> suggestion is that if your explanatory variables contain
> payment-specific characteristics(I guess,such as costs and service
> providers), you need to use the Conditional Logit Model; if your
> explanatoiry variables only contain individuals' characteristics, you
> can use the Multinominal Logit (or the Conditional Logit,it yields the
> same outcomes as the Mulitinominal Logit will do). My best advice for
> you to start is to read State manual re. the Multinomial Logit and the
> Conditional Logit,it provides very good examples on
> transportation-mode choice and restaurant choice.
>
> On 22/08/07, Killian Murphy <killianmurphy@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I have survey data on payment instruments and i am attempting to 
> determine
> > what are the factors that affect an individuals decision to choose one
> > payment method over another.
> >
> > Am i correct in using a multinominal logit model?
> > Is the command mlogit correct
> > is it possible that you could provide me with a do.file as an example
> >
> > Thanks so much for your help,
> > Killian
> >
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