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Understanding the Cell Phone Effect on Motor Vehicle Fatalities Using Classical and Bayesian Methods

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  • Gail Blattenberger
  • Richard Fowles
  • Peter D Loeb
  • Wm. A. Clarke

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  • Gail Blattenberger & Richard Fowles & Peter D Loeb & Wm. A. Clarke, 2008. "Understanding the Cell Phone Effect on Motor Vehicle Fatalities Using Classical and Bayesian Methods," Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, University of Utah 2008_24, University of Utah, Department of Economics.
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    1. Blattenberger, Gail & Fowles, Richard & Loeb, Peter D., 2013. "Determinants of motor vehicle crash fatalities using Bayesian model selection methods," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 43(1), pages 112-122.

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