SAFETY STATUS DATA COLLECTION METHODOLOGY. VOLUME III. TECHNICAL REPORT ON PMVI EXPERIMENT DESIGN

Volume III presents the technical results of the experiment design task. A technically valid experiment is defined. Furthermore, it is shown that most classic experiment designs using existing data sources are inadequate. The experiment requires two groups - one subject to periodic inspection, the other exempt from inspection.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volume 2, PB-275 478 and Volume 4, PB-275 480. Also available in set of 6 reports PC E14, PB-275 476-SET.
• Corporate Authors:

  Avco Systems Division

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  Wilmington, MA  United States  01887

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Bentley, G K
  • Cooper, P W
• Publication Date: 1977-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 98 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Crash injury research; Crashes; Data collection; Defects; Design; Evaluation; Experiments; Information processing; Inspection; Measures of effectiveness; Methodology; Motor vehicles; Prevention; Project management; Research; Safety; States; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness; Experimental design
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00169290
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-802-573 Final Rpt., AVSD-0109-77RR-VOL-3
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-5-01159
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 7 1978 12:00AM