tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post2704157372813634705..comments2024-03-02T03:24:43.931-05:00Comments on Advanced Analytic Techniques: Analysis of Urban Car Owners Commute Mode Choice Based on Evolutionary Game ModelKristan J. Wheatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566135545863154089noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post-79423019402469256792015-10-12T11:25:34.007-04:002015-10-12T11:25:34.007-04:00I just wanted to comment on some things mentioned ...I just wanted to comment on some things mentioned in the article based on my own experience and those of people I met in China. Although people may be earning more due to a growing economy, city living is not cheap and hard to find forcing people to move to the outskirts of the city where public transportation is less available and desperately needed. For those who can afford a car, they might buy it as a status symbol. The Chinese government (at least in Beijing) tries to influence people away from purchasing cars by restricting the days a week they can drive and imposing heavy taxes because of air pollution. I personally saw Chinese transportation as more convenient and cleaner than in the US, the only caveat being overcrowding. I liked this article because it helped me visualize game theory easier however I was let down by the authors' oversimplification of the traffic problem in China's big cities.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813312811927091791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post-34075256474045097422015-10-12T09:45:51.906-04:002015-10-12T09:45:51.906-04:00The authors broke the population down into two dif...The authors broke the population down into two different groups based on income. They assumed that the higher income group would be more reluctant to give up their cars compared to the lower income group which might be more easily swayed by economic incentives.Dan Wheltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658075179795132561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post-43044142834366656432015-10-12T09:43:24.081-04:002015-10-12T09:43:24.081-04:00The article referenced several other studies of a ...The article referenced several other studies of a similar nature that I did not have time to look into. I would be very interested to see the idea of this research conducted in a more rigorous manner.Dan Wheltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658075179795132561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post-87341087398489724582015-10-12T09:41:14.507-04:002015-10-12T09:41:14.507-04:00Their process was a bit difficult to follow, but i...Their process was a bit difficult to follow, but if I understood correctly they more or less used placeholder values for the payoff matrix I posted above. This means that the authors didn't really conduct an analysis based on real world data, rather they used their estimates with the desire to use real data in the future.Dan Wheltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658075179795132561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post-43244776014445001972015-10-12T00:45:08.253-04:002015-10-12T00:45:08.253-04:00Like you and others, I too question the study. It ...Like you and others, I too question the study. It just appears like in this scenario that game theory is not the best. Maybe with a different structure it would be a better study but it doesn't appear to strongly grasp the main points of game theory.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922758879754765631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post-86406880481613769022015-10-11T21:43:00.525-04:002015-10-11T21:43:00.525-04:00I think this study had good intentions in trying t...I think this study had good intentions in trying to help the transportation problem in China. I wondered though that maybe the authors assumed too much by supposing that car owners would give up driving and commute by public transit even if public transportation becomes more developed. It seems possible that those who afford cars see them as a luxury that they would not choose to give up. Did the authors elaborate on this assumption anymore? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898287987552590078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post-61671620478508308992015-10-11T21:11:12.099-04:002015-10-11T21:11:12.099-04:00This study is intriguing, if not well done, in how...This study is intriguing, if not well done, in how results would compare if a similar study was done in America. While public transportation is common in the biggest cities, traffic congestion from private vehicles is still a major issue. A study implementing game theory could potentially help public officials increase 'payoffs' for citizens opting to use public transportation and therefore reduce congestion.Andrew Coffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519052590125945341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post-11856326767639416832015-10-11T13:01:47.216-04:002015-10-11T13:01:47.216-04:00Do you believe that the payoff matrix produces ...Do you believe that the payoff matrix produces 'broad results.' Can you go into a little more detail about the payoff matrix or is this too irrelevant to understanding their results? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109490128063994027noreply@blogger.com