Improve Estimation Functionality #737
Description
ActivitySim currently uses the Larch software to estimate models, which allows estimation results to be used directly by the simulation — dramatically reducing errors common in translating utility expressions into the ActivitySim specification. In version 1.5, numerous improvements are made to the estimation procedures including reducing the size of the estimation data bundles, increasing the speed at which they can be estimated, improving the reporting and error messaging capabilities of Larch, and improving the usability of the coefficient files created by the ActivitySim procedures. Further, an auditing will be done to confirm that the estimation procedures for each ActivitySim component are working as expected.