The MDC Procedure

Consider the random utility function

where

The correlation coefficient () between and represents commonly neglected attributes of public transportation modes, 1 and 2. The following SAS statements estimate this trinomial probit model:

/*-- homoscedastic mprobit --*/
proc mdc data=newdata;
   model decision = ttime /
            type=mprobit
            nchoice=3
            unitvariance=(1 2 3)
            covest=hess;
   id pid;
run;

The UNITVARIANCE=(1 2 3) option specifies that the random component of utility for each of these choices has unit variance. If the UNITVARIANCE= option is specified, it needs to include at least two choices. The results of this constrained multinomial probit model estimation are displayed in Figure 24.12 and Figure 24.13. The test for ttime = 0 is rejected at the 1% significance level.