MODE.behave: A Python Package for Discrete Choice Modeling

The Journal of Open Source Software, vol. 8, pp. 5265

Abstract

MO|DE.behave is a Python-based software package for the estimation and simulation of discrete choice models.The purpose of this software is to enable the rapid quantitative analysis of survey data on choice behavior, utilizing advanced discrete choice methods.Therefore, MO|DE.behaveincorporates estimation routines for conventional multinomial logit models, as well as for mixed logit models with nonparametric distributions (McFadden & Train, 2000;Train, 2009).As the estimation of this type of mixed logit model can be computationally-expensive, the software makes use of latin hypercube sampling to increase the efficiency of the expectation maximization algorithm during the estimation process in order to decrease computation time.Furthermore, MO|DE.behavecontains a set of post-processing tools for visualizing estimation and simulated results.Additionally, pre-estimated discrete choice simulation methods for transportation research are included to enrich the software package for this specific community.

Authors 4

1. Julian Reul Aachen Chair for Fuel Cells

   Forschungszentrum Jülich · RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Chair for Fuel Cells , RWTH Aachen University , Germany

   Institute for Techno-economic Systems Analysis (IEK-3) , Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH , Germany

   Chair for Fuel Cells, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

   Institute for Techno-economic Systems Analysis (IEK-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany

2. Thomas Grube

   Forschungszentrum Jülich

   Affiliation as printed

   Institute for Techno-economic Systems Analysis (IEK-3) , Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH , Germany

   Institute for Techno-economic Systems Analysis (IEK-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany

3. Jochen Linßen

   Forschungszentrum Jülich

   Affiliation as printed

   Institute for Techno-economic Systems Analysis (IEK-3) , Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH , Germany

   Institute for Techno-economic Systems Analysis (IEK-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany

4. Detlef Stolten Aachen Chair for Fuel Cells

   Forschungszentrum Jülich · RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Chair for Fuel Cells , RWTH Aachen University , Germany

   Institute for Techno-economic Systems Analysis (IEK-3) , Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH , Germany

   Chair for Fuel Cells, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

   Institute for Techno-economic Systems Analysis (IEK-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany