inst/examples/bayesian_swissmetro/plot_b06_unif_mixture.R

#!/usr/bin/env Rscript

# b06. Bayesian mixture of logit models with a symmetric uniform time
# coefficient.
#
# The complete model is specified in this file. R builds only neutral symbolic
# expressions; native Python Biogeme performs the Bayesian estimation.

library(rbiogeme)

# prepare_swissmetro_example() is defined in ../swissmetro/example_utils.R.
# It handles --data, --python, and --output and prepares the input database.
script_path <- commandArgs(trailingOnly = FALSE)
script_path <- sub("^--file=", "", script_path[startsWith(script_path, "--file=")][[1L]])
source(file.path(dirname(normalizePath(script_path)), "..", "swissmetro", "example_utils.R"))

build_b06_unif_mixture_model <- function(database) {
  # These names, starts, bounds, and fixed ASC match the native Python file.
  asc_car <- biogeme_beta("asc_car", start = 0)
  asc_train <- biogeme_beta("asc_train", start = 0)
  asc_sm <- biogeme_beta("asc_sm", start = 0, fixed = TRUE)
  b_cost <- biogeme_beta("b_cost", start = 0)
  b_time <- biogeme_beta("b_time", start = 0)
  b_time_s <- biogeme_beta("b_time_s", start = 1)

  # UNIFORMSYM is the native symmetric uniform draw type. The wrapper stores
  # the resulting individual-level coefficient as b_time_rnd.
  b_time_rnd <- distributed_parameter(
    "b_time_rnd",
    b_time + b_time_s * draw("b_time_eps", "UNIFORMSYM")
  )

  utilities <- list(
    `1` = asc_train + b_time_rnd * variable("TRAIN_TT_SCALED") +
      b_cost * variable("TRAIN_COST_SCALED"),
    `2` = asc_sm + b_time_rnd * variable("SM_TT_SCALED") +
      b_cost * variable("SM_COST_SCALED"),
    `3` = asc_car + b_time_rnd * variable("CAR_TT_SCALED") +
      b_cost * variable("CAR_CO_SCALED")
  )
  availability <- list(
    `1` = variable("TRAIN_AV_SP"),
    `2` = variable("SM_AV"),
    `3` = variable("CAR_AV_SP")
  )

  # The Bayesian model uses the conditional logit likelihood because the
  # random coefficient is sampled explicitly by native Biogeme.
  biogeme_model(
    database = database,
    formula = logit_log_probability(
      utilities = utilities,
      availability = availability,
      alternative = variable("CHOICE")
    ),
    control = biogeme_control(
    output_directory = prepared$output,
      model_name = "b06_unif_mixture",
      generate_html = TRUE,
      generate_yaml = TRUE,
      generate_netcdf = TRUE
    )
  )
}

prepared <- prepare_swissmetro_example(
  commandArgs(trailingOnly = TRUE),
  default_model = "b06_unif_mixture"
)

# Force a new native Bayesian run for this model and output directory.
unlink(file.path(prepared$output, c(
  "b06_unif_mixture.yaml",
  "b06_unif_mixture.nc",
  "b06_unif_mixture.html",
  "__b06_unif_mixture.iter"
)), force = TRUE)

database <- swissmetro_data(prepared$data)
model <- build_b06_unif_mixture_model(database)
fit <- bayesian_estimate(model, model_name = "b06_unif_mixture", control = model$control)

print(summary(fit))
print(coef(fit))
print(bayesian_stored_variables(fit))
invisible(fit)

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rbiogeme documentation built on Sept. 29, 2026, 5:09 p.m.