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Explicit Telecommute

Explicit Telecommute Model

!! info “Model Purpose” The explicit telecommute model determines if person making a mandatory trip is eligble for telecommuting.

Model Overview

Number of Models: 1
Decision-Making Unit: Worker who makes a mandatory activity pattern
Model Form: Binominal Logit
Alternatives: 2 (Yes/No)

Purpose and Role

The Explicit Telecommute Model determines if a person making a ‘mandatory’ activity pattern is eligble for telecommuting. If the person is identified as telecommuters in the model, their CDAP results is updated to be non-mandatory or home.

The model predicts whether a person telecommutes based on the following variables:

  • Employment Type
  • Share of Employment
  • Household Income
  • Type of Worker (Part Time vs Full Time)