Title :
An application of factor analysis on road traffic accident
Author :
Haixia, Yang ; Zhihong, Nan
Author_Institution :
Bus. Coll., Shanxi Univ., Taiyuan, China
Abstract :
This paper analyzes the causes of 372 traffic accidents that occurred in China by factor analysis. Five main factors are extracted and corresponding explanations are given, which can provide not only strategic support for traffic control department, but also some warnings to perpetrators.
Keywords :
road accidents; road traffic; traffic control; factor analysis; road traffic accident; traffic control department; Accidents; Correlation; Data mining; Loading; Presses; Roads; Vehicles; Factor analysis; Major factor; Road traffic;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Science and Education (ICCSE), 2010 5th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hefei
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6002-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICCSE.2010.5593713
