Research Article

Characterizing Heterogeneity in Drivers’ Merging Maneuvers Using Two-Step Cluster Analysis

Table 3

Distribution fitting results of merging maneuver parameters for different clusters.

Merge ManeuverClusterBest Fitted DistributionParameters Goodness of Fit, test
Location/ShapeScale Static value

Initial Speed1Gamma86.275.930.07550.463
2Normal10.4812.03460.1080.202
3Normal13.432.0690.06470.831
4Normal16.771.760.1020.532

Merging Speed1Log-Logistic3.660.4740.03720.993
2Normal3.180. 4450.1240.0996
3Normal9.952.510.1220.134
4Normal15.612.940.1090.438

Merging Position1Gamma4.560.0100.06710.614
2Gamma2.040.0550.053980.931
3Lognormal4. 940.3490.06600.814
4Normal194.8947.890.06130.968