Research Article

Alighting Stop Determination of Unlinked Trips Based on a Two-Layer Stacking Framework

Table 6

Indicators of smart card data for clustering.

TypeIndexIndicatorsQuantification

Base indicators1ID——
2Type——
3DateMaking data into numbers, such as using 20181101 rather than November 1, 2018
4Transaction timeChanging transaction time to numbers in seconds with 00 : 00 : 00 a day as a reference, such as using 28800 rather than 8 : 00 : 00
5Boarding stop index——
Constructed indicators6Weekday=0 : The boarding day is not a weekday
=1 : The boarding day is a weekday
7Weather=0 : It rains on the boarding day
=1 : It doesn’t rain on the boarding day
8Peak hours=0 : Transaction time is not in peak hours
=1 : Transaction time is in peak hours
9Type of boarding stop=1 : The boarding stop is the first-class passenger flow center
=2 : The boarding stop is the second-class passenger flow center
=3 : The boarding stop is the third-class passenger flow center
10Administrative region of boarding stop=1 : Boarding stop is in administrative region 1
=2 : Boarding stop is in administrative region 2
The rest can be done in the same manner
11Loyalty of passenger=1 : Bus is an occasional selection
=2 : Bus is an alternative selection
=3 : Bus is a loyal selection