The conventional methods of determining the Origin-Destination (O-D) trip tables involve elaborate surveys, such as home interviews, requiring considerable time, manpower and funds. To overcome this drawback, a number of theoretical models that synthesize O-D trip tables from link volume data have been developed in the past. The focus of this research was on two of these models, namely, The Highway Emulator (THE) and the Linear Programming (LP) models. These models use target/seed tables for guiding the modeled trip tables. In an earlier research effort conducted by Virginia Tech Center for Transportation Research, potential was noted for enhancing these models' performances by using a superior target/seed table. This research study exploits the readily available socio-economic/census data and link volume information and proposes a methodology for obtaining improved target/seed tables, by performing the trip generation and trip distribution steps. This table was provided as target to THE and LP models, and their performances evaluated using Pulaski town as case study. In addition to measuring the closeness of the output tables to surveyed tables and their capability to replicate observed volumes, their improvements over the case when a structural table is used as target was also studied. Tests showed that the use of the superior target/seed table significantly improved the performance of the LP model. However, for THE, mixed trends are seen in terms of different measures of closeness. The sensitivity of the user parameter to place certain degree of belief on the target/seed table for LP model was also analyzed. / Master of Science

[pt] O estudo aborda as diversas metodologias de construção de tábuas biométricas: desde as técnicas de graduação tradicionalmente utilizadas para os casos em que há grande quantidade de dados, até um método específico de aplicação para o caso de poucos dados. Inclui uma discussão sobre as formas de construção de tábuas seletas, em particular de sobrevivência de inválidos. A população de servidores públicos estatutários da administração direta do município do Rio de Janeiro é utilizada para a graduação de tábuas de sobrevivência de válidos e de inválidos, enquanto que a dos aposentados urbanos por invalidez do INSS serve de base para a tábua seleta de sobrevivência de inválidos. / [en] This study represents an approach to the main methods of life tables construction. It shows traditional graduation techniques for cases including high exposure data, as well a methodology for few data. Further more, this study generates a discussion about select life tables construction, in particular disability mortality tables. Data set from Rio de Janeiro officials population were used for mortality and disability mortality tables construction. In addition, a select disability mortality table was constructed based on the INSS urban disability retired population.

Call number: LD2668 .T4 1964 C15 / Master of Science

Call number: LD2668 .T4 1964 N74 / Master of Science

Call number: LD2668 .T4 1964 P83 / Master of Science

Call number: LD2668 .T4 1978 R37 / Master of Science

Call number: LD2668 .T4 1979 F54 / Master of Science

Neste trabalho foi realizada uma revisão bibliográfica acerca das metodologias encontradas na literatura de como são aplicados os métodos para o uso analítico de dados provenientes de pesquisas que envolvem esquemas amostrais complexos. Objetivou-se mostrar e discutir alguns estudos que avaliam o impacto de ignorar o plano amostral na análise dos dados. Foi feito também um levantamento de artigos com o objetivo de fazer um estudo de trabalhos publicados em jornais, revistas ou periódicos, cujos assuntos abordados tratam da incorporação da estrutura complexa da amostra na análise. Essa revisão evidenciou que os métodos clássicos de análise, ou seja, aqueles que supõem que os dados provém de uma amostragem aleatória simples, podem levar a resultados incorretos produzindo conclusões errôneas ou equivocadas quando os dados provém de esquemas amostrais complexos. / This work was carried out a literature review about the methodologies found in the literature of how the methods for data analytical use from research involving complex sampling schemes are applied. It was aimed to show and discuss some studies that assess the impact of ignoring the sampling scheme in the data analysis. It was also made a survey of articles in order to make a study of works published in newspapers, magazines or periodicals, which addressed issues dealing with the incorporation of the complex structure of the sample in the analysis. This review shown that the classical methods of analysis, i.e. those who assume that the data comes from a simple random sampling can lead to incorrect results producing quite erroneous and misleading conclusions when the data come from complex sample schemes.

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Esta dissertação tem por objeto as mesas de rua nas calçadas em bairro da zona oeste da cidade de São Paulo e as relações de convívio e conflito no processo de apropriação do espaço presente na experiência urbana, compondo a dimensão do vivido e das mudanças em curso no local. Parte-se da premissa que só existe a rua enquanto processos diversos de socialização são protagonizados, do contrário a rua torna-se única e somente uma via de transporte urbano, ou então um simples local de passagem. Estudar as condicionantes de transformação presentes em ruas do bairro e seu impacto no cotidiano dos citadinos e nos seus modos de vida e moradia através de entrevistas, abordando as condições adversas locais , que revelam-se no mínimo incômodas devido à poluição sonora, ao tráfego e a grande afluência de pessoas ao local em busca de lazer, em nome da cultura e do turismo. Elenca questões atuais nos conflitos existentes na configuração dos espaços públicos na cidade contemporânea e na vida cotidiana. / This work has as object the tables on the sidewalks in the streets of the neighborhood located at West of the city of São Paulo and the relations of coexistence and conflict in the space appropriation, inherent in the urban experience process, making the dimension of living experience and the ongoing changes in the location. Part on the assumption that there is only a street while various socialization process are promoted, otherwise the street becomes one and only one route of urban transport, or a simple place of passage. It investigates the transformation constrains present in the neighborhood\' streets and its impacts on the daily lives of city dwellers and theirs living experiences, addressing the adverse local conditions, which are revealed at least uncomfortable due to noise, traffic and the large influx of people to the site, in search of pleasure in the name of culture and tourism. It lists current issues in conflicts in the setting of public spaces in the contemporary city and everyday life in times of local change in face of real estate speculation.