The Demand Curve Analyzer: Behavioral economic software for applied research
The Demand Curve Analyzer: Behavioral economic software for applied research
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DOI：
10.1002/jeab.479
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发表时间：
2018-11-01
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2.7
通讯作者：
Hantula, Donald A.
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作者：
Gilroy, Shawn P.;Kaplan, Brent A.;Hantula, Donald A.
开发了一种称为“需求曲线分析器”的用于应用操作性需求模型的免费开放源码软件，并对其进行了系统评估，以供研究使用。该软件的构建是为了简化推荐筛选措施的使用，准备合适的缩放参数，拟合操作需求的几个模型之一，并提供出版质量的数据。DCA允许用户轻松地将价格和消费数据导入基于电子表格的控件，并借助图形用户界面执行统计建模。计算机模拟和对已发表研究数据的重新分析的结果表明，DCA提供的结果与传统上用于应用这些分析的市售软件一致（即，GraphPad ™ Prism）。此外，DCA还提供了其他统计软件包所不包括的其他功能。实际问题和未来的方向有关的尺度参数k的确定，非系统性数据的筛选，并结合更先进的行为经济学方法进行了讨论。
Free and open-source software for applying models of operant demand called the Demand Curve Analyzer (DCA) was developed and systematically evaluated for use in research. The software was constructed to streamline the use of recommended screening measures, prepare suitable scaling parameters, fit one of several models of operant demand, and provide publication-quality figures. The DCA allows users to easily import price and consumption data into spreadsheet-based controls and to perform statistical modeling with the aid of a graphical user interface. The results from computer simulations and reanalyses of published study data indicated that the DCA provides results consistent with commercially available software that has been traditionally used to apply these analyses (i.e., GraphPadTM Prism). Further, the DCA provides additional functionality that other statistical packages do not include. Practical issues and future directions related to the determination of scaling parameter k, screening for nonsystematic data, and the incorporation of more advanced behavioral economic methods are also discussed.