Rationalizing Reliable Imputation Durations of Genetically Designed Time Delay Neural Network and Locally Weighted Regression Models
<title>A<sc>bstract</sc> </title> Estimating missing values is known as data imputation. Previous research has shown that genetic algorithms (GAs) designed locally weighted regression (LWR) and time delay neural network (TDNN) models can generate more accurate hourly volume imputations for a period of 12 successive hours than traditional methods used by highway agencies. It would be interesting and important to further refine the models for imputing larger missing intervals. Therefore, a large number of genetically designed LWR and TDNN models are developed in this study and used to impute up to a week-long missing interval (168 hours) for sample traffic counts obtained from various groups of roads in Alberta, Canada. It is found that road type and functional class have considerable influences on reliable imputations. The reliable imputation durations range from 4--5 days for traffic counts with most unstable patterns to over 10 days for those with most stable patterns. The study results clearly show that calibrated GA-designed models can provide reliable imputations for missing data with ‘block patterns’, and demonstrate their further potentials in traffic data programs.
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2007
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Authors: | Zhong, Ming ; Sharma, Satish ; Lingras, Pawan |
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Transportation Planning and Technology. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 0308-1060. - Vol. 30.2007, 6, p. 609-626
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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