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A Bayesian Multinomial Probit Model for The Analysis of Panel Choice Data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Duncan K. H. Fong,
Sunghoon Kim,
Zhe Chen and
Wayne S. DeSarbo
Duncan K. H. Fong
Affiliation:
The Pennsylvania State University
Sunghoon Kim
Affiliation:
Arizona State University
Zhe Chen
Affiliation:
Google Inc.
Wayne S. DeSarbo*
Affiliation:
The Pennsylvania State University
*
Correspondence should be made to Wayne S. DeSarbo, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 USA. Email: wsd6@psu.edu
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Abstract

A new Bayesian multinomial probit model is proposed for the analysis of panel choice data. Using a parameter expansion technique, we are able to devise a Markov Chain Monte Carlo algorithm to compute our Bayesian estimates efficiently. We also show that the proposed procedure enables the estimation of individual level coefficients for the single-period multinomial probit model even when the available prior information is vague. We apply our new procedure to consumer purchase data and reanalyze a well-known scanner panel dataset that reveals new substantive insights. In addition, we delineate a number of advantageous features of our proposed procedure over several benchmark models. Finally, through a simulation analysis employing a fractional factorial design, we demonstrate that the results from our proposed model are quite robust with respect to differing factors across various conditions.

Keywords

Bayesian analysisheterogeneitymultinomial probit modelpanel dataparameter expansionmarketingconsumer psychology

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Psychometrika , Volume 81 , Issue 1 , March 2016, pp. 161 - 183
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Copyright © 2014 The Psychometric Society

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