Practice question

What is the Empirical Bayes (EB) method used for in highway safety analysis?

Calculating insurance premiums for commercial vehicles
Combining observed crash history at a site with predicted crashes from SPFs to produce a more reliable estimate of expected crashes
Estimating the cost of highway construction projects
Predicting weather patterns that affect driving conditions

Answer: B — Combining observed crash history at a site with predicted crashes from SPFs to produce a more reliable estimate of expected crashes

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