Using multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS) to develop crash modification factors for urban freeway interchange influence areas

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 12-21

  Haleem, Kirolos ^a   Gan, Albert ^a   Lu, Jinyan ^a  

^a Florida International University   (United States)

Author keywords

Crash modification factors; Inside shoulder width; Median width; Multivariate adaptive regression splines; Outside shoulder width; Urban freeway interchange influence areas

Indexed keywords

INSIDE SHOULDER WIDTH; MEDIAN WIDTH; MODIFICATION FACTORS; MULTIVARIATE ADAPTIVE REGRESSION SPLINES; OUTSIDE SHOULDER WIDTH; URBAN FREEWAYS;

GEOMETRY; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; INTERCHANGES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; EFFECT MODIFIER, EPIDEMIOLOGIC; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84876102323     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.02.018     Document Type: Article

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