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Committee Papers: 2009 TRB Annual Meeting

Session 350 : Statistics for Nonstatisticians: Improving Application and Interpretation of Statistical Methods and Models
Monday, January 12, 2009, 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM, Marriott
Simon Washington, Arizona State University, presiding

Sponsored by:
Statistical Methodology and Statistical Computer Software in Transportation Research Committee (ABJ80)

Pitfalls associated with statistical methods and modeling were presented and discussed. The focus was be on providing guidance on how to apply, evaluate, or both, the use of statistics and statistical models for a broad audience of transportation researchers.

  • First Things First - John Ivan (University of Connecticut) (PDF)
  • Between Blind Faith And Skepticism: Advice for Coping with State of the Art Statistical Methods - Bhagwant Persaud (Ryerson University) ((PDF)
  • How to Tame Time in Statistical Modeling - Matthew G. Karlaftis (National Technical University of Athens, Greece) (PDF)
  • Bayesian Methods Made Simple - Simon Washington (Arizona State Univ) (PDF)
  • When More is Too Much: Aggregration Biases in Safety Research: Gary A. Davis (University of Minnesota)- (PDF).

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