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DCEDesignSA: A MATLAB-based Graphical User Interface for Discrete Choice Experiment Design Using Simulated Annealing

统计计算 2026-07-05 v1
作者: Yinfu Liu , Yicheng Mao
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摘要

DCEDesignSA is a freely available MATLAB package for generating Bayesian D-optimal discrete choice experiment designs. It employs Simulated Annealing to efficiently search the design space and maximise the Bayesian D-optimality criterion under user-specified prior distributions. The toolbox features an interactive graphical user interface, enabling researchers without programming expertise to define experimental settings, generate optimal designs, and export survey-ready designs directly to Qualtrics. DCEDesignSA supports interaction terms in utility, no-choice alternatives, and presentation order effects.

引用

@article{arxiv.2607.04066,
  title  = {DCEDesignSA: A MATLAB-based Graphical User Interface for Discrete Choice Experiment Design Using Simulated Annealing},
  author = {Yinfu Liu and Yicheng Mao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.04066},
  year   = {2026}
}