Spatial data aggregation: Exploratory analysis of road accidents

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 251-264

  Thomas, Isabelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Road accidents; Spatial aggregation; Statistical distribution

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; BELGIUM; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0030101830     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0001-4575(95)00067-4     Document Type: Article

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