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Trend Analysis on Road Traffic Accident in Nigeria

Received: 27 August 2015     Accepted: 8 September 2015     Published: 17 September 2015
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Abstract

This paper center on Trend Analysis on Road Traffic Accident in Nigeria, it is aim to determine the direction of trend of number of accident in Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria using time series analysis for prediction and decision making. From the analysis it was discovered that there will be an increase in the number of accident occurring in the future.

Published in Science Innovation (Volume 3, Issue 5)
DOI 10.11648/j.si.20150305.12
Page(s) 52-57
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Keywords

Time Plot, Trend Analysis, Forecasting, Road Traffic Accident

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    Muritala Abdulkabir, Raji Surajudeen Tunde, Udokang Anietie Edem. Trend Analysis on Road Traffic Accident in Nigeria. Sci Innov. 2015;3(5):52-57. doi: 10.11648/j.si.20150305.12

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Author Information
  • Statistics Department, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

  • Mathematics and Statistics Department, Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria

  • Mathematics and Statistics Department, Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria

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