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Error analysis: a tool for selecting travel demand models
Authors:R. R. Tadi and S. Khasnabis
Affiliation:

1 Detroit Department of Transportation, 1301 E. Warren Ave, Detroit, MI 48207, U.S.A.

2 Department of Civil Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, U.S.A.

Abstract:In developing travel demand models it is generally assumed that the base-year data used in developing the parameters, as well as the forecasted data to be used as independent variables for the design year, are of acceptable quality. The purpose of this paper is to present the application of error propagation theory in assesing the predictive quality of one type of travel demand forecasting model (multinomial logit models) and to demonstrate how error considerations can be used as a tool for identifying the optimal model. The general conclusions of this study are that: (1) it is indeed possible to quantify errors in dependent variables in logit models as a consequence of errors in independent variables; and (2) error consideration can be used as a tool for identifying the optimal model from a set of candidate models. Further research is recommended to develop better insights into the phenomenon of error propagation so that the consideration of errors can be a factor in decisions on model selection.
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