Research Article

Analysis of Travel Mode Choice in Seoul Using an Interpretable Machine Learning Approach

Table 2

Descriptive statistics of the variables.

Variable nameCategory%MeanStandard deviation

Travel modeCar18.5
Bike2.5
Transit35.3
Walking43.7
Trip-related attributes
Activity duration (min)490.2251.1
Travel time (min)21.715.9

Departure timePeak50.6
Nonpeak49.4

Trip type
HBW31.8
HBO16.7
NHBO4.8
RH46.7
Tour-related attributes
Sum of activity duration (min)509.2235.6
Sum of travel time (min)51.633.4

Number of trips270.9
310.5
416.4
51.4
60.8

Tour type
HWH51.6
HOH27.0
HOWH21.4
Individual attributes
Age44.620.0

GenderFemale51.7
Male48.3

Car ownerYes72.0
No28.0

Driver’s licenseYes54.7
No45.3

IncomeHigh33.0
Low67.0
Built environment attribute
 Land use in D: residential0.490.20
 Land use in D: commercial0.290.20
 Population density at D42,86211,771
 Number of workers at D32,78775,271
 Number of bus stops at D125.285.5
 Number of subway stops at D1.01.2

Note. D = destination of a trip.