Donat, F;
Marra, G;
(2018)
Simultaneous equation penalized likelihood estimation of vehicle accident injury severity.
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C (Applied Statistics)
, 67
(4)
pp. 979-1001.
10.1111/rssc.12267.
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Abstract
A bivariate system of equations is developed to model ordinal polychotomous dependent variables within a simultaneous additive regression framework. The functional form of the covariate effects is assumed fairly flexible with appropriate smoothers used to account for non‐linearities and spatial variability in the data. Non‐Gaussian error dependence structures are dealt with by means of copulas whose association parameter is also specified in terms of a generic additive predictor. The framework is employed to study the effects of several risk factors on the levels of injury sustained by individuals in two‐vehicle accidents in France. The use of the methodology proposed is motivated by the presence of common unobservables that may affect the interrelationships between the parties involved in the same crash and by the possible heterogeneity in individuals’ characteristics and accident dynamics. Better calibrated estimates are obtained and misspecification reduced via an enhanced model specification.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Simultaneous equation penalized likelihood estimation of vehicle accident injury severity |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/rssc.12267 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/rssc.12267 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Bivariate system of equations, Copulas, Ordinal polychotomous responses, Penalized regression splines, Road safety |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Statistical Science |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10050749 |
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