Introduction to Parametric vs Nonparametric Modeling in Motorcycle Crash Analysis
This lecture explores the concepts of parametric and nonparametric modeling, using the motorcycle dataset from Silverman (1985) as a case study. The dataset examines the effects of stimulated impacts on motorcycles, focusing on the dependent variable of time after impact and the response variable of head acceleration in a post-mortem test object. The session showcases parametric modeling techniques, including scatter plots and polynomial fits, as well as nonparametric methods like regression spline fits, to analyze crash impact effects effectively.
Introduction to Parametric vs Nonparametric Modeling in Motorcycle Crash Analysis
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Lecture 1 INTRODUCTION
Parametric Modeling • Examples
Parametric Modelling • Motorcycle data The motocycle data (Silverman 1985) • Collected to study the crashed effects after the motorcycles hit by a stimulated impact • Dependent variable: time after a stimulated impact with motorcycles • Response variable: head acceleration of a PTMO (post mortem human test object), capturing the crash effects
Parametric Modeling • Scatter Plot
Parametric Modelling • Polynoimal Fits
Nonparametric Modelling • Regression Spline Fit