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Title:

A PRACTICAL METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE ACCURACY OF VEHICULAR SPEED DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENTS

Accession Number:

00227703

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

A FORMULA CONNECTING THE SPEED DISTRIBUTION MEASURED IN TIME WITH THE SPEED MEASURED IN SPACE IS DERIVED AND APPLIED TO THE CASES OF PEARSON TYPE III DISTRIBUTIONS, AND LOGNORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS. IN THE FIRST CASE, CONVERSION TABLES FROM TIME TO SPACE MEASUREMENTS ARE PROVIDED BOTH FOR THE MEAN AND VARIANCE AND FOR THE PERCENTAGE OF CARS GOING MORE SLOWLY THAN SOME FIXED SPEED. /AUTHOR/

Supplemental Notes:

Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Monograph Accession #:

01410721

Language:

English

Authors:

Haight, Frank A
Mosher Jr, Walter W

Pagination:

pp 92-116

Publication Date:

1962

Serial:

Highway Research Board Bulletin

Issue Number: 341
Publisher: Highway Research Board

Conference:

41st Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 1962-1-8 to 1962-1-12
Sponsors: National Research Council

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Appendices (1) ; Tables (21)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Conversion

Old TRIS Terms:

Subject Areas:

Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Aug 15 2004 2:36AM

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