Bayesian spatial models of crash frequency at highway–railway crossings

Transportation Research Record

Volumn 2608, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 27-35

  Guadamuz Flores, Renato ^a   Aguero Valverde, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KRIGING; MODEL AUTOMOBILES; PASSENGER CARS; RAILROAD ACCIDENTS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RAILROADS; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

BAYESIAN; CONDITION; CONDITIONAL AUTOREGRESSIVE; CRASH FREQUENCY; HIGHWAY-RAILWAY CROSSINGS; KRIGING MODEL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL CORRELATIONS; SPATIAL EFFECT; SPATIAL MODELLING;

CORRELATION METHODS;

EID: 85047355349     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: 21694052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2608-04     Document Type: Article

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