Statistical methods versus neural networks in transportation research: Differences, similarities and some insights

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 387-399

  Karlaftis, M G ^a   Vlahogianni, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Neural networks; Statistical models; Transportation research

Indexed keywords

DATA HANDLING; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INTELLIGENT COMPUTING;

RESEARCH TOOLS; TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; RESEARCH WORK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

EID: 79951775181     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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