Print Email Facebook Twitter Modelling housing preferences using decision tables: Method and empirical illustration Title Modelling housing preferences using decision tables: Method and empirical illustration Author Van Middelkoop, M. Boumeester, H.J.F.M. Faculty Architecture and The Built Environment Department OTB Research Date 2014-01-01 Abstract Quantitative theories and approaches have been dominant in a variety of disciplines. In this contribution, we will explore an alternative approach: decision tables, i.c. sets of decision rules extracted from an existing data set using a CHAID-based algorithm, that focus on conditions and states leading to particular actions or decisions. These decision tables make for an attractive approach in the context of rule-based (parts of) microsimulation models of consumer choice behaviour. The approach is illustrated by modelling people's preferences in choosing a new dwelling. In addition, the flexibility of the approach is used to demonstrate how the characteristic of 'housing affordability' is related to both the desired dwelling and the potential buyer or tenant. Rules are extracted from data on stated preferences, collected in the Netherlands in 2009. Subject housing preferencesdecision tablesdecision rulesrule-induction algorithmCHAID To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:673f7e80-d802-4406-8df1-3b86fc6bbaa9 Publisher Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving (PBL) Source PBL Working Paper 16 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type report Rights (c) 2014 Van Middelkoop, M.Boumeester, H.J.F.M. Files PDF 304061.pdf 516.85 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:673f7e80-d802-4406-8df1-3b86fc6bbaa9/datastream/OBJ/view