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Predictive modeling of maximum injury severity and potential economic cost in a car accident based on the General Estimates System data

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  • Gunes Alkan

    (Southern Methodist University)

  • Robert Farrow

    (Southern Methodist University)

  • Haichen Liu

    (Southern Methodist University)

  • Clayton Moore

    (Southern Methodist University)

  • Hon Keung Tony Ng

    (Southern Methodist University)

  • Lynne Stokes

    (Southern Methodist University)

  • Yihan Xu

    (Southern Methodist University)

  • Ziyuan Xu

    (Southern Methodist University)

  • Yuzhi Yan

    (Southern Methodist University)

  • Yifan Zhong

    (Southern Methodist University)

Abstract

In this paper, we aim to identify the significant variables that contribute to the injury severity level of the person in the car when an accident happens and build a statistical model for predicting the maximum injury severity level as well as estimating the potential economic cost in a car accident based on those variables. The General Estimates System data, which is a representative sample of police-reported motor vehicle crashes of all types collected by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, from the years 2012 to 2013 is the main data source. Some other data sources such as the car safety rating from the United State Department of Transformation and the state-specific cost of crash deaths fact sheets are also used in the predictive model building process. An interactive system programmed in HyperText Markup Language, Cascading Style Sheets and JavaScript is developed based on the results of predictive modeling. The system is hosted on a website at http://gessmu.azurewebsites.net for public access. The system allows users to input variables that are significant contributors in car accidents and obtain the predicted maximum injury severity level and potential economic cost of a car accident.

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  • Gunes Alkan & Robert Farrow & Haichen Liu & Clayton Moore & Hon Keung Tony Ng & Lynne Stokes & Yihan Xu & Ziyuan Xu & Yuzhi Yan & Yifan Zhong, 2021. "Predictive modeling of maximum injury severity and potential economic cost in a car accident based on the General Estimates System data," Computational Statistics, Springer, vol. 36(3), pages 1561-1575, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:compst:v:36:y:2021:i:3:d:10.1007_s00180-021-01074-7
    DOI: 10.1007/s00180-021-01074-7
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    1. Roya Amjadi & Wendy Martinez, 2021. "The 2016 Data Challenge of the American Statistical Association," Computational Statistics, Springer, vol. 36(3), pages 1553-1560, September.

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