Collision frequency analysis using tree-based stratification

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1908, 2005, Pages 121-129

  Park, Young Jin ^a   Saccomanno, Frank F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM SYSTEMS; DATA REDUCTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

COLLISION FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; SEQUENTIAL ANALYTIC STRATEGY; STATISTICAL MODELS;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

EID: 32644450105     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1908-15     Document Type: Conference Paper

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