Modelling train delays with q-exponential functions

We demonstrate that the distribution of train delays on the British railway network is accurately described by q-exponential functions. We explain this by constructing an underlying superstatistical model.

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Year of publication:	2007
Authors:	Briggs, Keith ; Beck, Christian
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 378.2007, 2, p. 498-504
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Superstatistics \| q-exponentials \| Fat-tail distributions \| Delay distributions \| Railway traffic

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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