Transportation Statistics and Microsimulation

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e second part of the chapter focused on the methods for compar-

ing microsimulation output with (1) theoretical values, (2) empirical data,

and (3) other microsimulation data. ese comparisons could be used for

model validation for quantifying the eects of proposed network improve-

ments. A methodology for calculating the number of simulation runs was

also provided so that statistically meaningful comparisons could be made.

is section discussed model calibration in detail. Lastly, the most com-

mon metrics used in microsimulation models were presented and discussed

with respect to their ...