8: MTC MNL Mode Choice, TTR = 2.5

8: MTC MNL Mode Choice, TTR = 2.5

Model 8 takes an alternative approach in valuing the different times by imposing a constraint on the relative importance of OVT and IVT. This is achieved by replacing the travel time variables in the modal utility equations with a weighted travel time (WTT) variable defined as in-vehicle time plus the appropriate travel time importance ratio (TIR) times out-of-vehicle time (IVT + TIR×OVT). The parameter for out-of-vehicle time is equal to the parameter for in-vehicle time multiplied by the selected travel time ratio (TTR).

In Model 8, the TTR is 2.5. (pp. 114)

d = larch.examples.MTC()
m = larch.Model(dataservice=d)
from larch.roles import P, X, PX
m.utility_co[2] = P("ASC_SR2")  + P("hhinc#2,3") * X("hhinc")
m.utility_co[3] = P("ASC_SR3P") + P("hhinc#2,3") * X("hhinc")
m.utility_co[4] = P("ASC_TRAN") + P("hhinc#4") * X("hhinc")
m.utility_co[5] = P("ASC_BIKE") + P("hhinc#5") * X("hhinc")
m.utility_co[6] = P("ASC_WALK") + P("hhinc#6") * X("hhinc")
m.utility_ca = (
         + P("nonmotorized_time") * X("(altnum>4) * tottime")
         + P("motorized_ivtt") * (X("(altnum <= 4) * ivtt") + 2.5 * X("(altnum <= 4) * ovtt"))
         + PX("totcost")
         )
m.availability_var = '_avail_'
m.choice_ca_var = '_choice_'
m.ordering = (
        ("LOS", ".*cost.*", ".*time.*", ".*ivtt.*", ),
        ("Income", "hhinc.*", ),
        ("ASCs", "ASC.*", ),
)
>>> m.load_data()
>>> m.maximize_loglike()
┣ ...Optimization terminated successfully...
>>> m.calculate_parameter_covariance()
>>> m.loglike()
-3595.232...

>>> print(m.pfo()[['value','std_err','t_stat','robust_std_err','robust_t_stat']])
                             value  std_err   t_stat  robust_std_err  robust_t_stat
Category Parameter
LOS      totcost           -0.005  2.390e-04 -20.375       2.847e-04        -17.104
         nonmotorized_time -0.066  5.298e-03 -12.522       5.340e-03        -12.423
         motorized_ivtt    -0.025  1.886e-03 -13.449       2.111e-03        -12.018
Income   hhinc#2,3         -0.002  1.396e-03  -1.125       1.508e-03         -1.041
         hhinc#4           -0.006  1.842e-03  -2.997       1.773e-03         -3.114
         hhinc#5           -0.012  5.250e-03  -2.351       6.332e-03         -1.949
         hhinc#6           -0.009  3.056e-03  -3.105       3.241e-03         -2.928
ASCs     ASC_BIKE          -1.802  3.239e-01  -5.563       3.711e-01         -4.856
         ASC_SR2           -2.330  9.717e-02 -23.975       1.060e-01        -21.979
         ASC_SR3P          -3.756  1.226e-01 -30.627       1.283e-01        -29.274
         ASC_TRAN          -0.582  1.464e-01  -3.975       1.452e-01         -4.008
         ASC_WALK           0.442  2.524e-01   1.751       2.584e-01          1.711

The value of motorized_ovtt is the TTR * motorized_ivtt. In this instance, it is 2.5 * (-0.0254) = -0.0635.