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The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the usefulness of commercially developed and widely available software for solving problems of data analysis and statistical evaluation in transportation planning and operations. As an example, SUPERCALC, developed by Sorcim Corporation, is applied to the study of public transportation usage. The problem-solving illustration is composed of three parts: The first part involves the design of a basic worksheet (template), the second demonstrates the definition of a bus line and the preparation of a field sheet, and the third describes the compilation of observed data and the preparation of final and intermediate reports. The sample application shows that fairly difficult problems, which formerly would have required a mainframe computer and specialized knowledge of computer programming, can now be handled by this user-friendly and easily understood software. The application described was implemented on an Osborne 1 (64K) computer, a typical modern microcomputer. The low cost of this and similar microcomputers makes them particularly appealing for small, medium, and even larger transportation agencies.

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Bus routes; Computer programs; Data collection; Information processing; Measurement; Microcomputers; Operations; Performance; Performance measurement; Planning; Problem solving; Public transit; Ridership; Surveys; Transportation planning

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