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Evaluating the double Poisson generalized linear model.

Yaotian Zou1, Srinivas Reddy Geedipally, Dominique Lord

  • 1School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051, United States.

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The double Poisson (DP) generalized linear model (GLM) effectively analyzes motor vehicle crash data with over- and under-dispersion. A new approximation method enhances DP GLM

Keywords:
Conway–Maxwell–PoissonDouble PoissonGamma modelGeneralized linear modelNormalizing constant

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Area of Science:

  • Statistical modeling
  • Transportation safety analysis
  • Count data analysis

Background:

  • Generalized linear models (GLMs) are crucial for analyzing count data, but standard models struggle with over- and under-dispersion.
  • The double Poisson (DP) distribution, while theoretically sound, has seen limited application due to challenges with its normalizing constant.
  • Existing models may not adequately capture the complex dispersion patterns often found in motor vehicle crash data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the applicability of the double Poisson (DP) generalized linear model (GLM) for motor vehicle crash data.
  • To develop and validate a novel method for approximating the DP normalizing constant.
  • To compare the performance of the DP GLM against the Conway-Maxwell-Poisson (COM-Poisson) GLM.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a new, accurate approximation for the DP normalizing constant.
  • Application of DP GLM and COM-Poisson GLM to real-world motor vehicle crash datasets (over- and under-dispersed).
  • Assessment of goodness-of-fit and theoretical soundness for both models.

Main Results:

  • The DP GLM, utilizing the approximated normalizing constant, successfully handles both over- and under-dispersed crash data.
  • DP GLM performance is comparable to COM-Poisson GLM in goodness-of-fit, with COM-Poisson showing a slight edge.
  • DP GLM demonstrates similar performance to the Negative Binomial (NB) GLM for over-dispersed data.

Conclusions:

  • The DP GLM offers a flexible and computationally efficient alternative for modeling count data, especially in transportation safety.
  • The proposed method for approximating the DP normalizing constant enhances its practical applicability.
  • DP GLM provides a valuable tool for analyzing complex dispersion patterns in motor vehicle crash data.