apollo_swissRouteChoiceData: Dataset of route choice.
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apollo_swissRouteChoiceData

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Dataset of route choice.

Description

A Stated Preference dataset containing 3,492 route choices among two alternatives.

Usage

apollo_swissRouteChoiceData

Format

A data frame with 3,492 rows and 16 variables:

ID: Numeric. Identification number of the individual.
choice: Numeric. Choice indicator, 1 for alternative 1, and 2 for alternative 2.
tt1: Numeric. Travel time (in minutes) for alternative 1.
tc1: Numeric. Travel cost (in CHF) for alternative 1.
hw1: Numeric. Headway time (in minutes) for alternative 1.
ch1: Numeric. Number of interchanges for alternative 1.
tt2: Numeric. Travel time (in minutes) for alternative 2.
tc2: Numeric. Travel cost (in CHF) for alternative 2.
hw2: Numeric. Headway time (in minutes) for alternative 2.
ch2: Numeric. Number of interchanges for alternative 2.
hh_inc_abs: Numeric. Household income (in CHF per annum).
car_availability: Numeric. 1 if respondent has a car available, 0 otherwise.
commute: Numeric. 1 if the purpose of the trip is commuting. 0 otherwise.
shopping: Numeric. 1 if the purpose of the trip is shopping. 0 otherwise.
business: Numeric. 1 if the purpose of the trip is business. 0 otherwise.
leisure: Numeric. 1 if the purpose of the trip is leisure. 0 otherwise.

Details

This dataset is to be used for discrete choice modelling. Data comes from 388 individuals who participated in a Stated Choice (SC) survey, providing a total of 3,492 observations. Each choice scenario includes two alternatives described in terms of travel time, cost, headway and interchanges. Additional information on respondents is available. This dataset comes from the following publication. Vrtic, M. & Axhausen, K.W. (2003), The impact of tilting trains in Switzerland: A route choice model of regional and long distance public transport trips. 82nd annual meeting of the transportation research board, Washington, DC.