Open AccessALTERNATIVE METHODS TO ANALYZE THE RANK ORDERED DATA: A CASE OF INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL
Author(s) -
PAUDEL KRISHNA P.,
DUNN MICHAEL A.,
BHANDARI DOLESWAR,
VLOSKY RICHARD P.,
GUIDRY KURT M.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
natural resource modeling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.28
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1939-7445
pISSN - 0890-8575
DOI - 10.1111/j.1939-7445.2007.tb00216.x
Subject(s) - respondent , ordered probit , probit model , logit , preference , econometrics , logistic regression , control (management) , mixed logit , agency (philosophy) , probit , control variable , ordered logit , variable (mathematics) , statistics , economics , mathematics , sociology , political science , social science , management , mathematical analysis , law
. Data collected regarding homeowner preferences for various Formosan Subterranean termite control methods were analyzed using ordered probit and exploded logit models. Ordered probit model for first, second and fourth preferences had similar variables significant, although the first preference model had many significant variables. The most important variable, in terms of significance, across all preferences was the perception that a respondent thinks that termite existence is a problem in their neighborhood. The results from the exploded logit model indicated that a control option with liquid treatment option and more visits by a pest control agency is a less preferred treatment option. This paper was presented at the 2004 Research Modeling Association World Conference on Natural Resource Modeling in Melbourne, Australia.