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The article 鈥淎 Model of Pedestrians鈥 Waiting Times for Street Crossings at Signalized Intersections鈥 (Transportation Research, \({\rm{2013: 17--28}}\)) suggested that under some circumstances the distribution of waiting time X could be modelled with the following pdf:

\({\rm{f(x;\theta ,\tau ) = }}\left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{\frac{{\rm{\theta }}}{{\rm{\tau }}}{{{\rm{(1 - x/\tau )}}}^{{\rm{\theta - 1}}}}}&{{\rm{0}} \le {\rm{x < \tau }}}\\{\rm{0}}&{{\rm{ otherwise }}}\end{array}} \right.\)

a. Graph \({\rm{f(x;\theta ,80)}}\) for the three cases \({\rm{\theta = 4,1}}\) and \({\rm{.5}}\) (these graphs appear in the cited article) and comment on their shapes. b. Obtain the cumulative distribution function of X. c. Obtain an expression for the median of the waiting time distribution. d. For the case \({\rm{\theta = 4,\tau = 80}}\) calculate \({\rm{P(50}} \le {\rm{X}} \le {\rm{70)}}\) without at this point doing any additional integration.

Short Answer

Expert verified

(a)The values are

\({\rm{\theta = 1}}\): Consistent

\({\rm{\theta > 1}}\): Right-handed skewed (or positively skewed)

\({\rm{\theta < 1}}\): Left-leaning (or negatively skewed)

(b)The function is

(c)The median is\({\rm{\tau - }}\frac{{\rm{\tau }}}{{{{\rm{2}}^{{\rm{1/\theta }}}}}}\).

(d) The probability is \({\rm{1}}{\rm{.95\% }}\).

Step by step solution

01

Define integration

The calculation of an integral is known as integration. Integrals are used in mathematics to calculate a variety of useful quantities such as areas, volumes, displacement, and so on. When we talk about integrals, we usually mean definite integrals.

02

Explanation

(a) Determine the \({\rm{f(x;\theta ,\tau )}}\) equation with \({\rm{\tau = 80}}\) and \({\rm{\theta = 4}}\) :

\(\begin{gathered}f(x;4,80) &= \left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{\frac{4}{{80}}{{\left( {1 - \frac{x}{{80}}} \right)}^{4 - 1}}}&{0 \leqslant x < 80} \\ 0&{{\text{ }}otherwise{\text{ }}} \end{array}} \right. \\ &= \left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{\frac{1}{{20}}{{\left( {1 - \frac{x}{{80}}} \right)}^3}}&{0 \leqslant x < 80} \\ 0&{{\text{ }}otherwise{\text{ }}} \end{array}} \right. \\ \end{gathered} \)

Determine the \({\rm{f(x;\theta ,\tau )}}\) equation with \({\rm{\tau = 80}}\) and \({\rm{\theta = 1}}\) :

\(\begin{gathered}f(x;1,80) &= \left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{\frac{1}{{80}}{{\left( {1 - \frac{x}{{80}}} \right)}^{1 - 1}}}&{0 \leqslant x < 80} \\ 0&{{\text{ }}otherwise{\text{ }}} \end{array}} \right. \\ &= \left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{\frac{1}{{80}}{{\left( {1 - \frac{x}{{80}}} \right)}^0}}&{0 \leqslant x < 80} \\ 0&{{\text{ }}otherwise{\text{ }}}\end{array}} \right. \\ &= \left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{\frac{1}{{80}}}&{0 \leqslant x < 80} \\ 0&{{\text{ }}otherwise{\text{ }}} \end{array}} \right. \\ \end{gathered} \)

03

Evaluating the values

\({\rm{\theta = 0}}{\rm{.5}}\)

Determine the \({\rm{f(x;\theta ,\tau )}}\) equation with \({\rm{\tau = 80}}\) and \({\rm{\theta = 0}}{\rm{.5}}\) :

\(\begin{aligned}{\rm{f(x;0}}.5,80) &= \left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{\frac{{{\rm{0}}{\rm{.5}}}}{{{\rm{80}}}}{{\left( {{\rm{1 - }}\frac{{\rm{x}}}{{{\rm{80}}}}} \right)}^{{\rm{0}}{\rm{.5 - 1}}}}}&{{\rm{0}} \le {\rm{x < 80}}}\\{\rm{0}}&{{\rm{ otherwise }}}\end{array}} \right.\\&= \left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{\frac{{\rm{1}}}{{{\rm{160}}}}{{\left( {{\rm{1 - }}\frac{{\rm{x}}}{{{\rm{80}}}}} \right)}^{{\rm{ - 0}}{\rm{.5}}}}}&{{\rm{0}} \le {\rm{x < 80}}}\\{\rm{0}}&{{\rm{ otherwise }}}\end{array}} \right.\end{aligned}\)

Therefore,

Because the graph is a horizontal line, we can see that the distribution is uniform if \({\rm{\theta = 1}}\).

If \({\rm{\theta > 1}}\), the distribution is skewed to the right (or positively skewed), because the peak is to the left for \({\rm{\theta = 4}}\).

Because the peak in the distribution is to the right for \({\rm{\theta = 0}}{\rm{.5}}\), the distribution is skewed to the left (or negatively skewed) \({\rm{\theta < 1}}\).

04

Explanation

(b)The integral of the pdf\({\rm{f}}\)over all values up to\({\rm{x}}\)is the cumulative distribution function of\({\rm{X}}\)at\({\rm{x}}\):

\(\begin{array}{c}{\rm{F(x;\theta ,\tau ) = }}\int_{\rm{0}}^{\rm{x}} {\rm{f}} {\rm{(x;\theta ,\tau )dx}}\\{\rm{ = }}\int_{\rm{0}}^{\rm{x}} {\frac{{\rm{\theta }}}{{\rm{\tau }}}} {\left( {{\rm{1 - }}\frac{{\rm{x}}}{{\rm{\tau }}}} \right)^{{\rm{\theta - 1}}}}{\rm{dx}}\end{array}\)

Let\({\rm{u = 1 - }}\frac{{\rm{x}}}{{\rm{\tau }}}{\rm{ }}\)and\({\rm{du = - }}\frac{{\rm{1}}}{{\rm{\tau }}}{\rm{dx:}}\)

\(\begin{array}{l}{\rm{ = }}\int_{{\rm{x = 0}}}^{{\rm{x = x}}} {\rm{ - }} {\rm{\theta }}{{\rm{u}}^{{\rm{\theta - 1}}}}{\rm{du}}\\{\rm{ = - \theta }}\int_{{\rm{x = 0}}}^{{\rm{x = x}}} {{{\rm{u}}^{{\rm{\theta - 1}}}}} {\rm{du}}\\{\rm{ = - }}\left. {{\rm{\theta }}\left( {\frac{{{{\rm{u}}^{\rm{\theta }}}}}{{\rm{\theta }}}} \right)} \right|_{{\rm{x = 0}}}^{{\rm{x = x}}}\\{\rm{ = - }}\left. {\left( {{{\rm{u}}^{\rm{\theta }}}} \right)} \right|_{{\rm{x = 0}}}^{{\rm{x = x}}}\\{\rm{ = - }}\left. {\left( {{{\left( {{\rm{1 - }}\frac{{\rm{x}}}{{\rm{\tau }}}} \right)}^{\rm{\theta }}}} \right)} \right|_{{\rm{x = 0}}}^{{\rm{x = x}}}\\{\rm{ = - }}{\left( {{\rm{1 - }}\frac{{\rm{x}}}{{\rm{\tau }}}} \right)^{\rm{\theta }}}{\rm{ + (1)}}\\{\rm{ = 1 - }}{\left( {{\rm{1 - }}\frac{{\rm{x}}}{{\rm{\tau }}}} \right)^{\rm{\theta }}}\end{array}\)

Therefore,

When \({\rm{x}}\) is smaller than \({\rm{0}}\), the cumulative distribution function \({\rm{F}}\) is zero, and when \({\rm{x}}\) is larger than \({\rm{\tau }}\), the cumulative distribution function \({\rm{F}}\) is one:

05

Explanation

(c)Part (b) revealed the cumulative distribution function:

\({\rm{F(x;\theta ,\tau ) = }}\left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{\rm{0}}&{{\rm{x < 0}}}\\{{\rm{1 - }}{{\left( {{\rm{1 - }}\frac{{\rm{x}}}{{\rm{\tau }}}} \right)}^{\rm{\theta }}}}&{{\rm{0}} \le {\rm{x < \tau }}}\\{\rm{1}}&{{\rm{x}} \ge {\rm{\tau }}}\end{array}} \right.\)

The median is defined as the value x at which the cumulative distributive function equals\(\frac{{\rm{1}}}{{\rm{2}}}\).

\(\begin{array}{c}{\rm{1 - }}{\left( {{\rm{1 - }}\frac{{\rm{x}}}{{\rm{\tau }}}} \right)^{\rm{\theta }}}{\rm{ = }}\frac{{\rm{1}}}{{\rm{2}}}\\{\rm{ - }}{\left( {{\rm{1 - }}\frac{{\rm{x}}}{{\rm{\tau }}}} \right)^{\rm{\theta }}}{\rm{ = - }}\frac{{\rm{1}}}{{\rm{2}}}{\rm{(Subtract 1 from each side)}}\\{\left( {{\rm{1 - }}\frac{{\rm{x}}}{{\rm{\tau }}}} \right)^{\rm{\theta }}}{\rm{ = }}\frac{{\rm{1}}}{{\rm{2}}}{\rm{(Multiply each side by - 1)}}\\{\rm{1 - }}\frac{{\rm{x}}}{{\rm{\tau }}}{\rm{ = }}{\left( {\frac{{\rm{1}}}{{\rm{2}}}} \right)^{{\rm{1/\theta }}}}{\rm{(Take }}\frac{{\rm{1}}}{{\rm{\theta }}}{\rm{th power of each side)}}\\{\rm{ - }}\frac{{\rm{x}}}{{\rm{\tau }}}{\rm{ = }}{\left( {\frac{{\rm{1}}}{{\rm{2}}}} \right)^{{\rm{1/\theta }}}}{\rm{ - 1(Subtract 1 from each side)}}\\\frac{{\rm{x}}}{{\rm{\tau }}}{\rm{ = 1 - }}{\left( {\frac{{\rm{1}}}{{\rm{2}}}} \right)^{{\rm{1/\theta }}}}{\rm{(Multiply each side by - 1)}}\\{\rm{x = \tau }}\left( {{\rm{1 - }}{{\left( {\frac{{\rm{1}}}{{\rm{2}}}} \right)}^{{\rm{1/\theta }}}}} \right){\rm{(Multiply each side by \tau )}}\\{\rm{x = \tau - }}\frac{{\rm{\tau }}}{{{{\rm{2}}^{{\rm{1/\theta }}}}}}\end{array}\)

Therefore, the median is \({\rm{\tau - }}\frac{{\rm{\tau }}}{{{{\rm{2}}^{{\rm{1/\theta }}}}}}\).

06

Explanation

(d)The integral of the pdf\({\rm{f}}\)over all values up to\({\rm{x}}\)is the cumulative distribution function of\({\rm{X}}\)at\({\rm{x}}\):

\(\begin{array}{c}{\rm{F(x;\theta ,\tau ) = }}\int_{\rm{0}}^{\rm{x}} {\rm{f}} {\rm{(x;\theta ,\tau )dx}}\\{\rm{ = }}\int_{\rm{0}}^{\rm{x}} {\frac{{\rm{\theta }}}{{\rm{\tau }}}} {\left( {{\rm{1 - }}\frac{{\rm{x}}}{{\rm{\tau }}}} \right)^{{\rm{\theta - 1}}}}{\rm{dx}}\end{array}\)

Let \({\rm{u = 1 - }}\frac{{\rm{x}}}{{\rm{\tau }}}{\rm{ }}\)and \({\rm{du = - }}\frac{{\rm{1}}}{{\rm{\tau }}}{\rm{dx:}}\)

\(\begin{array}{l}{\rm{ = }}\int_{{\rm{x = 0}}}^{{\rm{x = x}}} {\rm{ - }} {\rm{\theta }}{{\rm{u}}^{{\rm{\theta - 1}}}}{\rm{du}}\\{\rm{ = - \theta }}\int_{{\rm{x = 0}}}^{{\rm{x = x}}} {{{\rm{u}}^{{\rm{\theta - 1}}}}} {\rm{du}}\\{\rm{ = - }}\left. {{\rm{\theta }}\left( {\frac{{{{\rm{u}}^{\rm{\theta }}}}}{{\rm{\theta }}}} \right)} \right|_{{\rm{x = 0}}}^{{\rm{x = x}}}\\{\rm{ = - }}\left. {\left( {{{\rm{u}}^{\rm{\theta }}}} \right)} \right|_{{\rm{x = 0}}}^{{\rm{x = x}}}\end{array}\)

\(\begin{array}{l}{\rm{ = - }}\left. {\left( {{{\left( {{\rm{1 - }}\frac{{\rm{x}}}{{\rm{\tau }}}} \right)}^{\rm{\theta }}}} \right)} \right|_{{\rm{x = 0}}}^{{\rm{x = x}}}\\{\rm{ = - }}{\left( {{\rm{1 - }}\frac{{\rm{x}}}{{\rm{\tau }}}} \right)^{\rm{\theta }}}{\rm{ + (1)}}\\{\rm{ = 1 - }}{\left( {{\rm{1 - }}\frac{{\rm{x}}}{{\rm{\tau }}}} \right)^{\rm{\theta }}}\end{array}\)

When\({\rm{x}}\)is smaller than\({\rm{0}}\), the cumulative distribution function\({\rm{F}}\)is zero, and when\({\rm{x}}\)is larger than\({\rm{\tau }}\), the cumulative distribution function\({\rm{F}}\)is one:

\({\rm{F(x;\theta ,\tau ) = }}\left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{\rm{0}}&{{\rm{x < 0}}}\\{{\rm{1 - }}{{\left( {{\rm{1 - }}\frac{{\rm{x}}}{{\rm{\tau }}}} \right)}^{\rm{\theta }}}}&{{\rm{0}} \le {\rm{x < \tau }}}\\{\rm{1}}&{{\rm{x}} \ge {\rm{\tau }}}\end{array}} \right.\)

The difference of the cumulative distribution function at either endpoint is then used to calculate the probability\({\rm{P(50}} \le {\rm{X}} \le {\rm{70)}}\):

\(\begin{aligned}{\rm{P(50}} \le {\rm{X}} \le 70) &= F(70,4,80) - F(50,4,80) \\ &= 1 - {\left( {{\rm{1 - }}\frac{{{\rm{70}}}}{{{\rm{80}}}}} \right)^{\rm{4}}}{\rm{ - }}\left( {{\rm{1 - }}{{\left( {{\rm{1 - }}\frac{{{\rm{50}}}}{{{\rm{80}}}}} \right)}^{\rm{4}}}} \right)\\ &= \frac{{{\rm{4095}}}}{{{\rm{4096}}}}{\rm{ - }}\frac{{{\rm{4015}}}}{{{\rm{4096}}}}\\ &= \frac{{{\rm{80}}}}{{{\rm{4096}}}}\\ &= \frac{{\rm{5}}}{{{\rm{256}}}}\\ \approx {\rm{0}}{\rm{.195}}\\{\rm{ = 1}}{\rm{.95\% }}\end{aligned}\)

Therefore, the probability is \({\rm{1}}{\rm{.95\% }}\).

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