Estimation of a Structural Equation Model Including Brand Choice Probabilities

브랜드 선택확률 분석을 위한 구조방정식 모형

  • Lee, Sang-Ho (Department of Industrial and Management Engineering POSTECH) ;
  • Lee, Hye-Seon (Department of Industrial and Management Engineering POSTECH) ;
  • Kim, Yun-Dae (Department of Industrial and Management Engineering POSTECH) ;
  • Jun, Chi-Hyuck (Department of Industrial and Management Engineering POSTECH)
  • 이상호 (포항공과대학교 산업경영공학과) ;
  • 이혜선 (포항공과대학교 산업경영공학과) ;
  • 김윤대 (포항공과대학교 산업경영공학과) ;
  • 전치혁 (포항공과대학교 산업경영공학과)
  • Received : 2010.02.09
  • Accepted : 2010.05.13
  • Published : 2010.06.01

Abstract

The partial least squares (PLS) method is popularly used for estimating the structural equation model, but the existing algorithm may not be directly implemented when probabilities are involved in some constructs or manifest variables. We propose a structural equation model including the brand choice as one construct having brand choice probabilities as its manifest variables. Then, we develop a PLS-based algorithm for the structural equation model by utilizing the multinomial logit model. A case is introduced as an application and simulation studies are performed to validate the proposed algorithm.

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