Estimating Motives for Renting Shared Bicycles Using Multinomial Logistic Regression: A Case Study from the Slovak Republic
This research aims to estimate the purposes for which bike-share users utilize shared bicycles from bike-sharing companies using selected predictors through multinomial logistic regression in Slovakia. The study seeks to provide a novel perspective on alternative transportation by addressing a gap i...
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| description | This research aims to estimate the purposes for which bike-share users utilize shared bicycles from bike-sharing companies using selected predictors through multinomial logistic regression in Slovakia. The study seeks to provide a novel perspective on alternative transportation by addressing a gap in existing research, which has not previously focused on modeling the specific purposes of bicycle use. The final sample comprises 162 bike-share users out of more than 300 respondents. The results show that social status, bike-sharing company, and average distance are statistically significant input variables. Finally, we find that using shared bikes for recreation is more typical for employees with a traveled distance of up to 3 km from one of the two bike-sharing companies compared to the reference group (commuting to school). The paper contributes to better planning and management of bike-sharing systems. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a5bde993cfdd4f199c7a604c41f4207f2025-08-20T02:08:12ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172024-11-0114221034510.3390/app142210345Estimating Motives for Renting Shared Bicycles Using Multinomial Logistic Regression: A Case Study from the Slovak RepublicStanislav Kubaľák0Jaroslav Mazanec1Marián Gogola2Department of Quantitative Methods and Economic Informatics, The Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina, Univerzitná 8215, 010 26 Zilina, SlovakiaDepartment of Quantitative Methods and Economic Informatics, The Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina, Univerzitná 8215, 010 26 Zilina, SlovakiaDepartment of Road and Urban Transport, The Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina, Univerzitná 8215, 010 26 Zilina, SlovakiaThis research aims to estimate the purposes for which bike-share users utilize shared bicycles from bike-sharing companies using selected predictors through multinomial logistic regression in Slovakia. The study seeks to provide a novel perspective on alternative transportation by addressing a gap in existing research, which has not previously focused on modeling the specific purposes of bicycle use. The final sample comprises 162 bike-share users out of more than 300 respondents. The results show that social status, bike-sharing company, and average distance are statistically significant input variables. Finally, we find that using shared bikes for recreation is more typical for employees with a traveled distance of up to 3 km from one of the two bike-sharing companies compared to the reference group (commuting to school). The paper contributes to better planning and management of bike-sharing systems.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/22/10345bike-sharingmultinomial logistic regressionriding purpose |
| spellingShingle | Stanislav Kubaľák Jaroslav Mazanec Marián Gogola Estimating Motives for Renting Shared Bicycles Using Multinomial Logistic Regression: A Case Study from the Slovak Republic Applied Sciences bike-sharing multinomial logistic regression riding purpose |
| title | Estimating Motives for Renting Shared Bicycles Using Multinomial Logistic Regression: A Case Study from the Slovak Republic |
| title_full | Estimating Motives for Renting Shared Bicycles Using Multinomial Logistic Regression: A Case Study from the Slovak Republic |
| title_fullStr | Estimating Motives for Renting Shared Bicycles Using Multinomial Logistic Regression: A Case Study from the Slovak Republic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Estimating Motives for Renting Shared Bicycles Using Multinomial Logistic Regression: A Case Study from the Slovak Republic |
| title_short | Estimating Motives for Renting Shared Bicycles Using Multinomial Logistic Regression: A Case Study from the Slovak Republic |
| title_sort | estimating motives for renting shared bicycles using multinomial logistic regression a case study from the slovak republic |
| topic | bike-sharing multinomial logistic regression riding purpose |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/22/10345 |
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