Research Article

Exploring Influencing Factors of Intercity Mode Choice from View of Entire Travel Chain

Table 4

Parameter estimation from Bayesian mixed multinomial logit model.

VariableAirplaneHSRExpress bus
MeanS.D.2.50%97.50%ORMeanS.D.2.50%97.50%ORMeanS.D.2.50%97.50%OR

Age0.30700.13040.04640.56841.35930.20480.07400.06120.34741.2272
Car ownership (yes vs. no)0.90200.24310.45841.39642.46460.35790.03980.28020.43251.43040.91010.13850.62241.18302.4845
Ticket purchasing method (online vs. Counter)1.38750.64360.14752.70894.00470.75360.17250.41971.09042.1245
Std. dev. of parameter distribution0.83581.50220.00796.2454
Travel purpose (mandatory vs leisure)1.08890.33870.44731.79112.9710
Travel distance0.00210.00040.00140.00271.0021−0.00180.0003−0.0023−0.00110.9982
Standardized intercity travel cost0.08840.00720.07500.10301.09240.04340.00530.03330.05411.0443
Standardized intercity travel time−8.98630.4566−9.8979−8.14410.0001−1.76900.1050−1.9738−1.54880.1705
Safety0.51850.06670.39600.64591.6794
Comfort0.51290.11390.29670.73881.67020.84950.33960.22161.48982.3386−0.42590.1230−0.6948−0.20410.6532
Std. dev. of parameter distribution0.67380.99800.00793.56641.0000
Punctuality−0.32330.1851−0.68020.05200.72380.57020.24430.10341.00501.7687−0.53490.1304−0.7745−0.28190.5857
Std. dev. of parameter distribution0.30770.48130.00671.8824
Access time0.39770.14980.11600.70231.4884−0.39440.2017−0.8375−0.04530.6741
Std. dev. of parameter distribution0.33750.51110.00711.8689
Egress time0.80650.16560.40601.00772.2401−0.19810.0611−0.3203−0.07480.8203
Intercept−11.18670.2189−11.6199−10.75330.0000−6.03120.2060−6.4523−5.65640.00244.04690.10273.85214.262557.2187
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