Fatal crashes and rare events logistic regression: an exploratory empirical study

• Main Authors: Yuxie Xiao (Author), Lulu Lin (Author), Hanchu Zhou (Author), Qian Tan (Author), Junjie Wang (Author), Yi Yang (Author), Zhongzhi Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ObjectiveFatal road accidents are statistically rare, posing challenges for accurate estimation through the classic logit model (LM). This study seeks to validate the efficacy of a rare events logistic model (RELM) in enhancing the precision of fatal crash estimations.MethodsBoth LM and RELM were em...