Constructing a bivariate distribution for freeway speed and headway data

Transportmetrica A: Transport Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 255-272

  Zou, Yajie ^a   Zhang, Yunlong ^a   Zhu, Xinxin ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bivariate distribution; Farlie Gumbel Morgenstern approach; headway; speed

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

BIVARIATE DISTRIBUTION; FARLIE-GUMBEL-MORGENSTERN APPROACH; HEADWAY; HEADWAY DISTRIBUTION; MICROSCOPIC SIMULATION MODELS; MICROSCOPIC TRAFFIC SIMULATION MODELS; MIXTURE DISTRIBUTIONS; TRADITIONAL APPROACHES;

SPEED;

EID: 84896319145     PISSN: 23249935     EISSN: 23249943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18128602.2012.745099     Document Type: Article

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