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Area of Science:

  • Decision Science
  • Behavioral Economics
  • Experimental Design

Background:

  • Human decision-making is often complex, involving multiple interacting attributes.
  • Existing conjoint experiments often aggregate results, masking individual-level heterogeneity.
  • Understanding attribute interactions is crucial for accurate choice modeling.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a response-adaptive experimental design for analyzing multi-dimensional choices.
  • To quantify the heterogeneous effects of a focal attribute across different attribute combinations.
  • To provide a method that complements traditional conjoint analysis by exploring the full range of attribute effects.

Main Methods:

  • Implemented a response-adaptive experimental design.
  • Dynamically updated treatment assignment probabilities based on observed choices.
  • Focused on identifying attribute vectors yielding the most positive and negative effects of a focal attribute.
  • Utilized online experiments and provided Dockerized code for reproducibility.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated the ability to summarize the range of effects for a focal attribute as a function of other attributes.
  • Successfully identified attribute combinations where a focal attribute's impact varied significantly.
  • Showcased the practical application through two online experiments.

Conclusions:

  • The developed response-adaptive design effectively captures attribute interactions in human choices.
  • This approach offers a more comprehensive understanding of decision-making compared to methods that marginalize heterogeneity.
  • The provided infrastructure enables broader adoption of adaptive randomization in online conjoint experiments.