Regional motorcycle age and emissions inspection performance: A Cox regression analysis

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 324-332

  Chang, Hsin Li ^a   Yeh, Tsu Hurng ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Censored observations; Cox regression model; Disposed motorcycles; Motorcycle emissions inspections

Indexed keywords

GAS EMISSIONS; HAZARDS; INSPECTION; MAINTENANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CENSORED OBSERVATIONS; DISPOSED MOTORCYCLES; MOTORCYCLE EMISSIONS INSPECTIONS;

MOTORCYCLES;

MAINTENANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 33747853522     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2006.06.004     Document Type: Article

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