Particulate matter is known to have adverse effects on health, making it crucial to accurately gauge its concentration levels. While the recent advent of low-cost air sensors has enabled real-time measurement of particulate matter, discrepancies in concentrations can arise depending on the sensor used, the measuring environment, and the manufacturer. In light of this, we aimed to propose a method to calibrate measurements between low-cost air sensor devices. In our study, we introduced decision tree techniques, commonly used in machine learning for classification and regression problems, to categorize particulate matter concentration intervals. For each interval, both univariate and multivariate multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to derive calibration equations. The concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 measured indoors and outdoors with two types of LCS equipment and the GRIMM 11-A device were compared and analyzed, confirming the necessity for distinguishing between indoor and outdoor spaces and categorizing concentration intervals. Furthermore, the decision tree calibration method showed greater accuracy than traditional methods. On the other hand, during univariate regression analysis, the proportion exceeding a PM2.5/PM10 ratio of 1 was significantly high. However, using multivariate regression analysis, the exceedance rate decreased to 79.1% for IAQ-C7 and 89.3% for PMM-130, demonstrating that calibration through multivariate regression analysis considering both PM10 and PM2.5 is more effective. The results of this study are expected to contribute to the accurate calibration of particulate matter measurements and have showcased the potential for scientifically and rationally calibrating data using machine learning.

PURPOSES: This study was initiated to analyze the characteristics of bus traffic accidents, by bus types, using the decision tree in order to establish customized safety alternatives by bus types, including the intra-city bus, rural area bus, and inter-city bus. METHODS: In this study, the major elements involved in bus traffic accidents were identified using decision trees and CHAID algorithm. The decision tree was used to identify the characteristics of major elements influencing bus traffic accidents. In addition, the CHAID algorithm was applied to branch the decision trees. RESULTS : The number of casualties and severe injuries are high in bus accidents involving pedestrians, bicycles, motorcycles, etc. In the case of light injury caused by bus accidents, different results are found. In the case of intra-city bus accidents, the probability of light injury is of 77.2% when boarding a non-owned car and breaching of duty to drive safely are involved. In the case of rural area bus accidents, the elements showing the highest probability of light injury are boarding an owned car, vehicle-to-vehicle accidents, and breaching of duty to drive safely. In the case of intra-city bus accidents, boarding owned car, streets, and vehicle-to-vehicle accidents work as the critical elements. CONCLUSIONS: In this study, the bus accident data were categorized by bus types, and then the influential elements were identified using decision trees. As a result, the characteristics of bus accidents were found to be different depending on bus types. The findings in this study are expected to be utilized in establishing effective alternatives to reduce bus accidents.

본 연구는 불특정 다수의 도로이용자들이 경로우회 시 갖는 의사결정과정속에 내포된 비선형성과 불확실성을 고려한 정도 있는 모형구축으로 주요 우회결정요인을 분석하는 것이 주요 목적이다. 이를 위하여 고속도로 및 국도를 이용하는 운전자를 대상으로 우회여부에 관련된 SP조사를 실시하였고, 조사결과에 대하여 의사결정나무와 신경망이론의 결합된 모형을 구축하여 운전자 우회결정요인을 분석하였다. 분석결과 운전자 우회여부결정에 영향을 미치는 요인은 우회도로 인지여부, 교통정보 신뢰도 및 이용빈도, 경로전환빈도, 나이순으로 나타났다. 또한 오분류표를 통한 기존 모형과의 예측력의 비교결과 결합된 모형의 오분류율이 8.7%로 기존 모형인 로짓모형 12.8%, 의사결정나무 단독 모형 13.8%와 비교했을 때 가장 예측력이 높은 것으로 나타나 운전자 우회결정요인 분석에 관한 모형의 적용 타당성을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구의 결과는 향후 교통량 분산효과와 도로망 효율 증대를 위한 효과적인 우회관리전략 수립 시 기초 자료로 활용가능하리라 사료된다.