Mathematical modeling of behavior

Laboratories

Date Topic Assignment Files
Sep 21 Case studies introduction None Instructions 1
Example of data and model files
Presentation 1
Sep 28 Binary Logit None Instructions 2
Choice-Lab Marketing
(data, model examples, explanations)

Netherlands
(data, model examples, explanations)

Quebec Energy
(data, model examples, explanations)

Presentation 2
Oct 5 Binary Logit Hand in lab 2
Oct 12 Biogeme output None Instructions 3
Oct 19 Multinomial Logit (part I) None Instructions 4
Quebec Energy
(data, 3 model examples, explanations)

Residential Telephone Services
(data, 3 model examples, explanations)

Oct 26 Multinomial Logit (part II) None Instructions 5
Quebec Energy
(2 model examples, explanations of specifications)

Residential Telephone Services
(2 model examples, explanations of specifications)

Nov 2 MNL specification testing None Instructions 6
Swissmetro
(data and model example)

Nov 9 MNL specification testing Hand in lab 6
Nov 16 Nested Logit and Cross-Nested Logit None Instructions 7
Quebec Energy
(model examples and interpretations)

Swissmetro
(model examples and interpretations)

Residential Telephone Services
(model examples and interpretations)

Nov 23 Nested Logit and Cross-Nested Logit None
Nov 30 Validation and forecasting introduction None Instructions 8
Forecasting tutorial
Files for the forecasting part
Dec 7 Forecasting and price optimization None Instructions 9
Forecasting and price optimization files
Dec 14 Mixtures of models None Instructions 10
Dec 21 Session for answering questions None

Data sets descriptions

Name Description
Choice-Lab Marketing [pdf]
Quebec Energy [pdf]
Transportation Mode Choice in the Netherlands [pdf]
Swissmetro [pdf]
Residential Telephone Services [pdf]

Biogeme

Biogeme official homepage
Short introduction to Biogeme
Tutorial Biogeme v1.8
Windows executables Biogeme v1.8
Mac OS X executables Biogeme v1.8

Assignments

The students must hand in 3 assignments during the semester:
  • Lab 2
  • Lab 6
  • Lab 7

  • In order to complete these assignments, the students should form groups of 2-3 persons. These groups should be determined at the second exercise session (Sep 28).

    There are two exercise sessions for each assignment and the following documents must be sent by email to the assistants before Friday at noon after the second exercise session:
  • Maximum 1 double-sided page of assignment in the PDF or Word format
  • The HTML output file of the results

  • Contacts

    Lecturer:
    Teaching assistants:

    Schedule

    Lectures:
    Laboratories:

    Tuesday 08:15-10:10

    Tuesday 10:15-12:00

    Rooms

    Lectures:
    Laboratories: