Time Series Analysis Of Road Accidents In Imo State: A Case Study Of Federal Road Safety Commission (F.R.S.C)
ABSTRACT
This research work seeks to analyze the rate of road traffic: accidents in Imo. State. The data obtained were secondary (published) data from the record unit of Policy Research and Statistics (PR.S), Federal Road Safety Commission (F.R.S.C) Owerri from January 2008 — December 2012. Box and Jenkins method of time series analysis was adopted. Autocorrelation function (ACF) and Partial autocorrelation function (PACF) were used to identify a tentative model from the data. The tentative model was ARIMA (0,1,1). The model was estimated using MIN1TAB. Diagnostics checking' for adequacy of the model revealed that the residuals were white noise. A statistical test for adequacy of the model was carried out. The test revealed that the model was good for the data set. The analysis of Road Accident data showed that there is an increase in road accident occurrence in Imo State.
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CHUKWUMA, C (2021). Time Series Analysis Of Road Accidents In Imo State: A Case Study Of Federal Road Safety Commission (F.R.S.C). Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Nov 22, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/time-series-analysis-of-road-accidents-in-imo-state-a-case-study-of-federal-road-safety-commission-frsc-7-2
CHIZURUM, CHUKWUMA. "Time Series Analysis Of Road Accidents In Imo State: A Case Study Of Federal Road Safety Commission (F.R.S.C)" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 23 Jun. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/time-series-analysis-of-road-accidents-in-imo-state-a-case-study-of-federal-road-safety-commission-frsc-7-2. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
CHIZURUM, CHUKWUMA. "Time Series Analysis Of Road Accidents In Imo State: A Case Study Of Federal Road Safety Commission (F.R.S.C)". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 23 Jun. 2021. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/time-series-analysis-of-road-accidents-in-imo-state-a-case-study-of-federal-road-safety-commission-frsc-7-2 >.
CHIZURUM, CHUKWUMA. "Time Series Analysis Of Road Accidents In Imo State: A Case Study Of Federal Road Safety Commission (F.R.S.C)" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2021). Accessed 22 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/time-series-analysis-of-road-accidents-in-imo-state-a-case-study-of-federal-road-safety-commission-frsc-7-2