Data Analysis for Bus Planning and Monitoring
Author: Peter Gregory Furth
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 76
ISBN-13: 9780309068611
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis synthesis reviews the state of the practice in how data are analyzed. It addresses methods used to analyze data and what computer systems are used to store and process data. It also covers accuracy issues, including measurement error, and other problems including error in estimates. This document from the Transportation Research Board addresses agency experience with different data collection systems, giving attention to management error, the need for sampling, and methods for screening, editing, and compensating for data imperfection. Sample reports from selected U.S. and Canadian transit agencies are reproduced in this synthesis.