Application of propensity scores and potential outcomes to estimate effectiveness of traffic safety countermeasures: Exploratory analysis using intersection lighting data

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 539-553

  Sasidharan, Lekshmi ^a   Donnell, Eric T ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Matching; Potential outcomes; Propensity scores; Roadway lighting; Sub classification; Traffic safety countermeasure

Indexed keywords

MATCHING; POTENTIAL OUTCOMES; PROPENSITY SCORE; ROADWAY LIGHTING; SUB-CLASSIFICATION; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ESTIMATION; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; HIGHWAY PLANNING; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

LIGHTING;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PROPENSITY SCORE; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870299225     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2012.05.036     Document Type: Article

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