Transportation Data Collection

3 credits

Description of types of data collection methods used for transportation planning applications, including both quantitative and qualitative methods. Emerging data sources such as phone and social media also discussed. Pros and cons of various types of data collection. Discussion of sampling, experimental design, survey design and representativeness issues. Ethics also discussed. Recommended: transportation planning; graduate standing; introduction to probability and statistics; and basic levels in programming. Offered: W.