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Title:

How Large Is Too Large? The Issue of Sample Size Requirements of Regional Household Travel Surveys, the Case of Transportation Tomorrow Survey in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area

Accession Number:

01590225

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

The paper presents an analytical investigation on the requirements of household travel survey sample sizes, with a case study on the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). A review of current practices reveals that different perspectives and, as a result, different practices exist in Canada, US and abroad on this issue. The paper focuses on the Canadian context for empirical investigation and investigates various aspects of large sample household travel surveys in the GTHA. It reveals that even with a 5% sample size, a full (more than 95 % confidence) representation of the population and their corresponding travel behaviour may be difficult. The paper proposes a flexible framework for household travel survey sample size determination for the Canadian municipalities.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABJ40 Standing Committee on Travel Survey Methods. Alternate title: How Large Is Too Large? Sample Size Requirements of Regional Household Travel Surveys--Case of Transportation Tomorrow Survey in Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.

Monograph Accession #:

01584066

Report/Paper Numbers:

16-2291

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Habib, Khandker Nurul
El-Assi, Wafic

Pagination:

19p

Publication Date:

2016

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2016-1-10 to 2016-1-14
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Identifier Terms:

Transportation Tomorrow Survey

Geographic Terms:

Hamilton (Canada); Toronto (Canada)

Subject Areas:

Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2016 Paper #16-2291

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 12 2016 5:01PM