Fishing for Safety Information in Murky Waters

There is a large and growing literature on road safety. Unfortunately, not all that is published is sound. This puts on the reader the onus of deciding what to believe. To help the reader, three common sources of error are discussed in this article. The author explains how to recognize the regression-to-mean bias, what statistical significance does not mean and how functions can create illusions. However, one cannot make the reader into an expert on research method. The main remedy is in improved peer review.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/8674831
• Authors:
  • Hauer, Ezra
• Publication Date: 2005-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 340-344
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 131
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Errors; Functions; Highway safety; Literature reviews; Regression analysis; Research; Researchers; Statistical analysis; Statistical bias; Statistical mean
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01000118
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 9 2005 9:43AM