scholarly journals Computation on Bus Delay at Stops in Beijing through Statistical Analysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaokuan Chen ◽  
Rui Zhou ◽  
Yangfan Zhou ◽  
Baohua Mao
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Load Factors ◽  
Bus Delay ◽  
Bus Stops ◽  
Bus Services

Delays at bus stops have seriously affected the efficiency of bus operation and the improvement of level of services of public transportation and greatly influenced the preferences of passengers to choose bus services. In this paper, the analysis on arriving, dwell and leaving process of buses and the method to calculate bus delays at stops are proposed according to survey data from three bus routes in Beijing. Statistical analysis is then adopted respectively to evaluate average times that buses are docking at curbside and bay-style stops. Moreover, it is noted that different load factors of passengers in buses have significantly influenced the average boarding and alighting time per person. The effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed methods is illustrated through case studies. This study is crucial and helpful for the planners and operators to evaluate the efficiency and level of service of urban public transportation.

Understanding the Falsification of Village Income Statistics

2008 ◽  
Vol 196 ◽  
pp. 805-826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lily L Tsai
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Direct Supervision ◽  
General Consensus ◽  
Income Per Capita ◽  
Income Data ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Original Survey

AbstractDespite the general consensus on problems with official income statistics, quantitative data on the falsification of income statistics have been scarce. This article draws on original survey data from 2001 to provide estimates of the extent and magnitude of income data falsification by village cadres and uses statistical analysis to identify factors that are correlated with the inflation of village income per capita. Evidence from survey data as well as village case studies suggests that village cadres were less likely to inflate village income per capita when they were cadre-entrepreneurs, when they were located in villages with well implemented elections, when they were embedded in village-wide solidary groups such as temples and lineages, when they experienced less direct supervision from township officials, and when they relied less on revenue from village levies.

scholarly journals Optimal Locations of Bus Stops Connecting Subways near Urban Intersections

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Yuan Cui ◽  
Shao-kuan Chen ◽  
Jian-feng Liu ◽  
Wen-zheng Jia
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Pareto Frontier ◽  
Walk Distance ◽  
Bus Stop ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Minimum Delay ◽  
Bus Stops ◽  
Low Efficiency ◽  
Minimum Delay Time

Unsuitable locations of bus stops which provide feeder transportation connecting subways near urban intersections usually lead to the low efficiency of public transport and level of passenger service. A multiobjective optimization model to distribute such stop locations is proposed to attain the shortest total walk distance of passengers and minimum delay time of cars through intersections and travel time of buses. The Pareto frontier and optimal solutions for the proposed model are given by the distance-based and enumerative methods. The Xizhimen bus stop is selected to implement case studies for verifying the validity of the proposed model. The analysis of sensitivity on possible solutions is also carried out in the case studies. The results show that the proposed model is capable of optimizing the locations of bus stops connecting subways near intersections and helpful to improve the level of passengers service and operational efficiency of public transportation.

Effects of Rationalization of Rural Passenger Services on Travel Activity Patterns

1996 ◽  
Vol 1557 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-57
Author(s):  
B. P. Parolin
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
New South ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
The State ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Train Services ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Bus Services

One aspect of rationalization of rural passenger services in the state of New South Wales, Australia is examined: the travel and activity consequences for rural consumers of the substitution of longer-haul bus services for rail passenger services. Interview surveys of bus passengers in selected communities and town residents who previously used train services or presently use bus services were used to develop travel-activity profiles in the pre- and postrationalization period. The extent and nature of reorientation of travel-activity patterns were assessed to determine the effects of service substitution. Results indicate that most respondents were able to adjust their travel-activity patterns and benefit from the service substitution's greater number of travel choices, despite relatively low levels of mobility. The new bus services provide a higher level of service and are well patronized by respondents. Rural public transportation patronage in the study communities is now higher compared with that in the prerationalization period. Furthermore, no evidence was found of a link between rationalization and decline in services provision. The conclusion is drawn that new rural bus services have been overwhelmingly accepted and are well patronized in the study communities. They have also attracted many car users. Longer-haul bus services are now an integral part of the network of rural passenger services and of travel-activity patterns.

scholarly journals Social Disparities in Adopting Non-pharmaceutical Interventions During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 0169796X2199685
Author(s):  
Svenn-Erik Mamelund ◽  
Jessica Dimka ◽  
Nan Zou Bakkeli
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Social Disparities ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Home Office ◽  
Disease Outcomes ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
Pharmaceutical Interventions

In the absence of vaccines to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020 governments had to respond by rely on non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). Socioeconomic inequalities likely influenced the uptake of NPIs. Using Norwegian survey data, we study whether income was associated with increased handwashing, keeping 1 m distance, using facemasks increased use of home office, and less use of public transportation. Except for using facemasks and less public transportation in a non-work context, all analyzed NPIs showed an independent positive association with income. Social disparities in NPI uptake may be important drivers of higher risks of disease outcomes for people of lower socioeconomic status.

Affluent and Nonaffluent Consumers′ Needs: Attitudes, and Information‐Seeking Behaviour in the Financial Services Marketplace

1990 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 41-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward G. Thomas ◽  
S.R. Rao ◽  
Rajshekhar G. Javalgi
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Financial Services Industry ◽  
Market Segments ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Services Industry

Considers the proliferation of products and services in the financial services industry aimed at different market segments. Highlights the affluent and nonaffluent market segments. Employs statistical analysis of survey data to evaluate the financial services needs, attitudes, and information‐seeking behaviour of these segments. Suggests implications for the managers of financial institutions, based on the study findings. Includes appendices on methodology and discriminant analysis used in the study.

Legal Reform, Law Firms, and Lawyer Stratification in Japan

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayumi Nakamura
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Legal Reform ◽  
Law School ◽  
Population Increase ◽  
Law Firms ◽  
Judicial Reform ◽  
Law Firm ◽  
Law School Graduates

AbstractIn many countries, the size of a law firm is closely related to the specializations and incomes of the lawyers it employs, and can be considered an index for disparities among lawyers. Gender and school prestige may affect the size of the first firm that lawyers join. Moreover, since the lawyer population has quadrupled over the last 20 years in Japan, mainly due to judicial reform, I hypothesize that this population increase has changed how gender and school prestige affect the size of the first firm law school graduates decide to join. To test this, I conducted a secondary statistical analysis on the effect of gender and school prestige on the size of the first firm that lawyers joined, using survey data collected by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations in 2010. Findings suggest that there were no significant differences in the size of women’s and men’s first employer, but that school prestige was significant. Moreover, the importance of school prestige has increased over the years.

scholarly journals The Design of Augmented Reality Using Unity 3D Image Marker Detection for Smart Bus Transportation

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (17) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Murizah Kassim ◽  
Ahmad Syafiq Aiman A Bakar
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
3D Image ◽  
Unity 3D ◽  
Bus Services ◽  
Marker Detection ◽  
Bus Transportation

Public bus transportation has become an integral part of society, but the disrup-tion of bus services is one of the major concerns. This project presents the devel-opment of Smart Bus Transportation using Augmented Reality (TRANSPAR) that was developed on a mobile application. One of the major issues with public transportation is on real-time responsiveness. Most bus schedules are presented online but customers still faced many failures. Some bus schedules are not updat-ed when changes happened through time. Some existing bus schedules system is fixed to the bus stations. This research is to identify the bus schedules and its routes characteristics. A 3D AR animation based on identified characteristics was designed using the Unity 3D image marker detection on a mobile Android plat-form. A smartphone application was developed using Vuforia and Google Fire-base. TRANSPAR shows an AR mobile application for acquiring the bus time-tables. The phone camera is applied for marker image detection and scanning the bus station’s images. AR and normal image scanner were designed. Google Fire-base Database is used to retrieve and store each timetable data for every bus sta-tion. Analysis of interactivity and benefits of TRANSPAR shows about 90% agreed on the use of AR and more than 76% agreed on its functionality based on 50 taken samples. This shows a positive impact on the designed TRANSPAR. The research is significant to encourage and experience the public with new tech-nological application for public transportation and it impact the society.

scholarly journals User Satisfaction of the Free Shuttle Bus Service in Petaling Jaya

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 427-441
Author(s):  
Nur Adibah Farhanah Binti Ismail ◽  
Nur Alya Imani Binti Ismail ◽  
Nur Intan Faaiqah Binti Mohd Faizal ◽  
Nur Rabiatul Adawiyah Atiqah Binti Ijama ◽  
Nuramira Adiyana Binti Suzeli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Quality Of Services ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
City Bus ◽  
Bus Service ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas ◽  
Bus Services

Public transportation brings more convenience to customer in urban and rural areas. In Malaysia, awareness of using the PJ City bus by passengers in Petaling Jaya is still limited. Many passengers are still unsatisfied with the services provided because the shuttle bus is zero-priced services, so the quality of services are always questioned by access users. Therefore, this current study is to investigate the influences of value, quality and reputation of free shuttle (PJ City) bus services towards customer satisfaction. Understanding what customers expect is very important as it will help to improve the services. Data were collected from users of PJ City bus using a survey questionnaire. The finding further revealed that, value positively influenced the satisfaction of customers. So, it is important for the service provider to enhance its value to the customer.

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