Examining Estimation Bias and Efficiency for Pseudopanel Data in Travel Demand Analysis

Pseudopanel data have been increasingly applied in travel demand analysis to investigate the long-run travel demand when genuine panel data are unavailable. However, conventional estimation techniques have typically been used without a careful consideration of some unique properties of pseudopanel d...

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Published in:Transportation research record 2013, Vol.2354 (1), p.1-8
Main Authors: Tsai, Chi-Hong (Patrick), Leong, Waiyan, Mulley, Corinne, Clifton, Geoffrey
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bias
Computer simulation
Demand analysis
Estimators
Marketing
Monte Carlo methods
Panels
Transportation
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Summary:Pseudopanel data have been increasingly applied in travel demand analysis to investigate the long-run travel demand when genuine panel data are unavailable. However, conventional estimation techniques have typically been used without a careful consideration of some unique properties of pseudopanel data. This paper shows that ignoring these properties potentially leads to estimation bias or inefficiency not observed in genuine panel data. The method used is a Monte Carlo experiment with scenarios designed to generate various data possessing pseudopanel data characteristics under conditions of limited observations; the performance of various estimator is evaluated with the use of the simulation results. This research found that the large between-group variation of the exogenous variable and the variance of unobserved group effects in pseudopanel data are the primary causes of estimation bias and inefficiency. Other factors such as cohort sizes and nonspherical errors have a smaller effect on the estimators’ performance. An empirical application using Sydney Household Travel Survey data is also presented to illustrate the simulation findings.
ISSN:0361-1981
2169-4052
DOI:10.3141/2354-01