arXiv Machine Learning By Ningyuan Chen, Setareh Farajollahzadeh, Qingwei Jin, Fanni Shen, Guan Wang

Learning Consumer Preferences from Bundle Sales Data

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arXiv:2209. 04942v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Problem definition: This paper studies the problem of estimating consumer preferences from bundle sales data.

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