Nonparametric method to examine changes in traffic volume pattern during holiday periods

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2049, 2008, Pages 45-53

  Liu, Zhaobin ^a   Sharma, Satish ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTING;

ENGINEERING ASPECTS; HYPOTHESIS TESTS; NONPARAMETRIC METHODS; NONPARAMETRICS; ROAD SAFETY; SIGNAL TIMING; STANDARD OF LIVING; TEST METHOD; TRAFFIC VOLUMES; TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 56749164983     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2049-06     Document Type: Article

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