IMTE GSV L4-5 Quiz

Which of the following is a limitation of zonal regression models?

• They cannot capture household-level variation
• They are very accurate
• They use too much disaggregate data
• They ignore zoning boundaries

Answer explanation

Zonal regression models average over zones, missing household-level variability.

Category analysis (cross-classification) groups households by:

• Key socio-economic variables like income and car ownership
• Road width
• Fare levels
• Weather conditions

Answer explanation

Category analysis uses cross-classification by HH attributes such as size and cars.

A major advantage of cross-classification is:

• No prior assumption of functional form
• Requires very little data
• Captures every household exactly
• Provides continuous predictions

Answer explanation

Cross-classification does not assume linear/monotonic relationships.

A drawback of category analysis is:

• Large sample size requirement
• It cannot use HH data
• It ignores socio-economic factors
• It cannot be applied in cities

Answer explanation

Cross-classification requires large sample and grouping can be arbitrary.

Which type of survey is used to collect detailed household travel patterns?

• Home interview survey
• Soil survey
• Weather survey
• Satellite data survey

Answer explanation

Home interview surveys capture household and trip data directly.

In Indian conditions, home interview survey sampling is usually:

• Twice the BPR recommendation
• Half the BPR recommendation
• Same as BPR
• Not standardized

Answer explanation

Due to high socio-economic variation, Indian practice uses ~2x BPR sample size.

Which is faster but less accurate compared to full interview technique?

• Home questionnaire method
• Telephone survey
• Postal survey
• Tag-on vehicle survey

Answer explanation

Home questionnaire technique is quicker but less precise.

In a commercial vehicle survey, each loading/unloading point is treated as:

• Origin or destination
• Intermediate stop
• Cordon point
• Fare stage

Answer explanation

Each loading/unloading location is an O/D point.

What is the purpose of cordon line surveys?

• Capture trips crossing study area boundaries
• Measure fuel consumption
• Collect fare data
• Study only internal trips

Answer explanation

Cordon line surveys measure internal-external and external-external trips.

Number plate surveys are used for:

• Building O-D matrices by matching vehicle registrations
• Counting pedestrians
• Measuring emissions
• Calculating fares

Answer explanation

License plate matching helps infer O-D matrices.