Inconsistencies of ordered and unordered probability models for pedestrian injury severity

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2264, 2011, Pages 110-118

  Kwigizile, Valerian ^a,b   Sando, Thobias ^c   Chimba, Deo ^d  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Western Michigan University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL DEFENSE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PEDESTRIAN SAFETY; PROBABILITY;

DATA SET; FLORIDA; INJURY SEVERITY; MARGINAL EFFECTS; MULTINOMIAL LOGIT MODEL; ORDERED PROBIT; PEDESTRIAN INJURIES; PROBABILITY MODELLING; SAFETY MEASURES; SAFETY POLICIES;

ACCIDENTS;

EID: 84857865282     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2264-13     Document Type: Article

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