Research Article

Mixed Multinomial Probit Model Accommodating Flexible Covariance Structure and Random Taste Variation: An Application to Commute Mode Choice Behavior

Table 3

Simulation results for a four-alternative MMNP model of 5,000 observations when random coefficients are associated with generic variables.

ParametersTrue valuesEstimatesstd. err.t-stat

−0.5−0.7920.192−4.126∗∗∗
−0.40.5610.0668.481∗∗∗
−0.3−0.7140.204−3.500∗∗∗
0.50.3260.0408.154∗∗∗
0.3−0.4550.218−2.091∗∗
0.20.1880.0345.488∗∗∗
0.10.0620.0321.943
0.20.1990.0248.410∗∗∗
0.40.4430.0498.995∗∗∗
0.60.6600.0699.521∗∗∗
0.50.5800.0609.746∗∗∗
1.01.000
1.01.000
1.01.000
1.01.000
1.01.000
1.01.000
1.01.000
0.50.4760.1592.992∗∗∗
−0.3−0.3400.125−2.733∗∗∗
0.60.6280.1374.584∗∗∗
1.01.000
−0.4−1.1480.441−2.602∗∗∗
0.50.4300.2062.089∗∗
1.01.000
0.30.300
1.01.000

Note. “—” the corresponding parameter is fixed; ∗∗∗significant at 0.01 level, ∗∗significant at 0.05 level, significant at 0.1 level.