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Two Logit Models for External Analysis of Preferences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Lee G. Cooper and
Masao Nakanishi
Lee G. Cooper*
Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles
Masao Nakanishi
Affiliation:
Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
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Abstract

A logit vector model and a logit ideal point model are presented for external analysis of paired comparison preference judgments aggregated over a homogeneous group. The logit vector model is hierarchically nested within the logit ideal point model so that statistical tests are available to distinguish between these two models. Generalized least squares estimation procedures are developed to account for heteroscedastic sampling error variances and specification error variances. Two numerical illustrations deal with judgments concerning employee compensation plans and preferences for salt and sugar in the brine of canned green beans.

Keywords

multidimensional scalingexternal analysis of preferencesgeneralized least squares estimation

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Psychometrika , Volume 48 , Issue 4 , December 1983, pp. 607 - 620
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Copyright © 1983 The Psychometric Society

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Footnotes

The authors would like to thank Yoshio Takane, Robert J. Meyer and anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments on earlier drafts of this manuscript.

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