Minimum sample sizes for estimating reliable Highway Safety Manual (HSM) calibration factors

Journal of Transportation Safety and Security

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 56-74

  Alluri, Priyanka ^a   Saha, Dibakar ^a   Gan, Albert ^a  

^a Florida International University   (United States)

Author keywords

calibration factors; data requirements; Highway Safety Manual; minimum sample size

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949024302     PISSN: 19439962     EISSN: 19439970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19439962.2014.978963     Document Type: Article

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