Effective Experimental Design and Data Analysis in Transportation Research

Transportation agencies spend millions of dollars conducting research to improve their ability to plan, design, construct, maintain, and operate the transportation system. These research projects cover a broad range of topics and use approaches ranging from fully controlled laboratory experiments to field observational studies. Unfortunately, some research projects use inappropriate experimental designs or data analysis techniques thereby increasing costs and decreasing the likelihood of success. There are many excellent university-level texts on experimental design and data analysis, but these are often not well suited to the needs of those involved in state department of transportation (DOT) research. Principal investigators and DOT research program and project managers need practical information that focuses on common problems that DOTs face so that they can make better decisions when planning and conducting research. The objective of this project is to develop guidance for effective experimental design and data analysis for transportation research.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=657

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $250000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 20-71

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 225
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Project Managers:

  Derr, B

• Performing Organizations:

  Michigan State University, East Lansing

  Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
  Institute for Community Development
  East Lansing, MI  United States  48824-1226
• Principal Investigators:

  Lyles, Richard

• Start Date: 20070423
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20101222
• Source Data: RiP Project 11828

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Case studies; Design; Experiments; Manuals; Materials selection; Operations research; Planning and design; State departments of transportation; State of the art
• Identifier Terms: National Cooperative Highway Research Program
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01549308
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Cooperative Highway Research Program
• Contract Numbers: Project 20-71
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Dec 31 2014 1:01AM