Using the bayesian updating approach to improve the spatial and temporal transferability of real-time crash risk prediction models

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 167-176

  Xu, Chengcheng ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Liu, Pan ^a   Guo, Rui ^b   Li, Zhibin ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian updating; Freeway; Real time crash risk assessment; Safety; Spatial and temporal transferability

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BAYESIAN UPDATING; MODEL PARAMETERS; PREDICTIVE PERFORMANCE; REAL-TIME CRASH RISKS; SAMPLE SIZES; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL TRANSFERABILITY; TRANSFERABILITY EVALUATION; UPDATED MODEL;

PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; MODELING; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84890189616     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2013.11.020     Document Type: Article

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