Analysis of peak and non-peak traffic forecasts using combined models

Journal of Advanced Transportation

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-37

  Zhang, Yang ^a   Liu, Yuncai ^b  

^a Shanghai Municipal Transportation Information Center   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Linear combined models; Peak and non peak periods; Traffic forecasts; Travel time index

Indexed keywords

COMBINED FORECASTING; COMBINED MODEL; DATA ANALYSIS; EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT; FORECAST ERRORS; FORECASTING MODELS; INDIVIDUAL MODELS; INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; OUT-OF-SAMPLE FORECAST; PEAK PERIOD; PRACTICAL GUIDANCE; TRAFFIC FORECASTING; TRAFFIC FORECASTS; TRAFFIC SITUATIONS; TRAVEL TIME;

INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

FORECASTING;

EID: 78650867878     PISSN: 01976729     EISSN: 20423195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/atr.128     Document Type: Article

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