September 21, 2017, 11:00–12:15
Toulouse
Room MS001
MAD-Stat. Seminar
Abstract
Regression models have been developed for the case where the dependent variable is a vector of shares. Some of them, from the marketing literature, are easy to interpret but quite simple (Model A). Other models, from the compositional data analysis literature, allow a large complexity but their interpretation is not straightforward (Model B). This paper combines both literatures in order to obtain a performing market share model and develop relevant interpretations for practical use. We prove that Model A is a particular case of Model B, and that an intermediate specification is possible (Model AB). A model selection procedure is proposed. Several impact measures are presented and we show that elasticities are particularly useful: they can be computed from the transformed or from the original model, and they are linked to the simplicial derivatives.