In contrast to the traditional modeling of voter choice based on proximity, under directional models, selection of candidates is based on the direction and/or intensity of change from a status quo or neutral point. Voter choice can also be modeled as representing both approaches, e.g., as a directional model with proximity restraint, or alternatively, in terms of proximity to discounted positio...

The past two decades have witnessed a variety of applications of consumer demand model in the marketing literature employing aggregate sales scanner data and household panel data. Aggregate data are readily available and easy to collect, but are difficult to use to make inferences about household-level behavior unless the estimated models are linear. In this paper we describe a method of augmen...

multiple-choice questions are commonly employed for testing languageknowledge. however, since in the recently proposed systematic approach toitem writing, using various item formats is desirable and there is very fewresearches on the possibility of using translation items for giving variety toitems on a test. the present study aims at comparing reliability and itemdifficulty of translation and ...

In mass customization, the capability Choice Navigation which is defined as the ability to support customers in identifying their own solutions while minimizing the burden of choice, is essential to market high variety product portfolios effectively. We argue that there is a need for methods which can assess a company’s choice navigation and their capability to develop it. Through literature st...

I provide choice-theoretic foundations for a simple two-stage model, called transitive shortlist methods, where choices are made by sequentially by applying a pair of transitive preferences (or rationales) to eliminate inferior alternatives. Despite its simplicity, the model accommodates a wide range of choice phenomena including the status quo bias, framing, homophily, compromise, and limited ...

Across a variety of decision domains, older adults were found to desire fewer choice options than younger adults, but the age trajectory and underlying mechanisms of these effects remain unknown. The present study examined the pattern and correlates of age differences in choice set size preferences using self-report and behavioral measures. Self-reported choice set size preferences were assesse...