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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.1080/00036846.2012.654914
Titel (primär) Preference uncertainty in stated preference studies: facts and artefacts
Autor Akter, S.; Bennett, J.
Quelle Applied Economics
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
Department OEKON
Band/Volume 45
Heft 15
Seite von 2107
Seite bis 2115
Sprache englisch
Keywords preference uncertainty, contingent valuation, ordinal scale, polychotomous choice method, climate change
Abstract

The ordinal scale and polychotomous choice methods are two widely used techniques for estimating preference uncertainty in stated preference studies. This article presents the results of two experiments that apply these estimation techniques. The first experiment was designed to compare and contrast the scores of the ordinal scale and polychotomous choice method. The second experiment was conducted to test a scale that combines verbal expressions with numerical and graphical interpretations: a composite scale. The results of the study can be summarized in three key findings. First, the polychotomous choice method generates a higher proportion of ‘yes’ responses than the conventional dichotomous choice elicitation format. Second, the composite scale generates a significantly higher proportion of certain responses. Finally, the ordinal scale performs poorly on the ground of construct validity.

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Akter, S., Bennett, J. (2012):
Preference uncertainty in stated preference studies: facts and artefacts
Appl. Econ. 45 (15), 2107 - 2115 10.1080/00036846.2012.654914