A Regression Model of the Number of Taxicabs in U.S. Cities

作者: Bruce Schaller

DOI: 10.5038/2375-0901.8.5.4

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摘要: In cities that control the number of taxicabs by law or regulation, setting cabs is one most important decisions made taxicab regulators and elected officials. Licensing either too many few can have serious deleterious effects on availability quality service economic viability taxi business. Yet local officials often difficulty in quantifying demand for tracking changes demand. Multiple regression modeling 118 U.S. identifies three primary factors: workers commuting subway, households with no vehicles available, airport trips. These results be used to identify peer further comparison analysis guide measuring cab service.

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