Autoregressive nonlinear time-series modeling of traffic fatalities in Europe

European Transport Research Review

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 113-127

  Yannis, George ^a   Antoniou, Constantinos ^a   Papadimitriou, Eleonora ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Autoregressive models; Non linear regression; Time series analysis; Traffic safety

Indexed keywords

AUTO REGRESSIVE MODELS; AUTO-REGRESSIVE; EU COUNTRIES; FATALITY RATES; FUTURE TRENDS; LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; MACROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; NON-LINEAR MODEL; NON-LINEAR REGRESSION; PREDICTIVE CAPABILITIES; ROAD SAFETY; SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC FATALITIES; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; ROADS AND STREETS; TIME SERIES;

TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 80255123342     PISSN: 18670717     EISSN: 18668887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12544-011-0055-4     Document Type: Article

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