Spatial correlation in multilevel crash frequency models: Effects of different neighboring structures

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2165, 2010, Pages 21-32

  Aguero Valverde, Jonathan ^a   Jovanis, Paul P ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; SAMPLING;

CRASH FREQUENCY; CRASH MODELLING; FREQUENCY MODELING; MODELING EFFECTS; MULTILEVELS; PENNSYLVANIA; RANDOM EFFECTS; ROAD CRASH; SPATIAL CORRELATIONS; WASHINGTON;

RANDOM PROCESSES;

EID: 78651325886     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2165-03     Document Type: Article

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