Direct Spatial Correlation in Crash Frequency Models: Estimation of the Effective Range

Journal of Transportation Safety and Security

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-33

  Aguero Valverde, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Bayesian statistics; CAR; crash data; direct spatial correlation; effective range

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885126708     PISSN: 19439962     EISSN: 19439970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19439962.2013.799108     Document Type: Article

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