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Abstract [en]
Random choice theory has traditionally modeled choices over a -nite number of options. This thesis generalizes the literature by studyingthe limiting behavior of choice models as the number of optionsapproach a continuum.The thesis uses the theory of random elds, extreme value theoryand point processes to calculate this limiting behavior. For a numberof distributional assumptions, we can give analytic expressions forthe limiting probability distribution of the characteristics of the bestchoice. In addition, we also outline a straightforward extension to ourtheory which would signicantly relax the distributional assumptionsneeded to derive analytical results.Some examples from commuting research are discussed to illustratepotential applications of the theory.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: Department of Mathematics, Stockholm University, 2013. p. 65
National Category
Probability Theory and Statistics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:su:diva-89917 (URN)
Presentation
2013-06-05, Rum 5:306 Matematiska Institutionen, Kräftriket, Stockholm, 15:00 (English)
Supervisors
2013-05-222013-05-152022-02-24Bibliographically approved