The average number of collisions on Rt. 116 in South Deerfield is 15 per year. To address the high crash rate, a signal has been installed to make right-of-way explicit. The number of accidents in the following year was 9. MassDOT desires to know with how much confidence this reduction of accidents can be attributed to anything other than random chance.
The average number of collisions on Rt. 116 in South Deerfield is 15 per year. To address the high crash rate, a signal has been installed to make right-of-way explicit. The number of accidents in the following year was 9. MassDOT desires to know with how much confidence this reduction of accidents can be attributed to anything other than random chance.
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The average number of collisions on Rt. 116 in South Deerfield is 15 per year. To address the high crash rate, a signal has been installed to make right-of-way explicit. The number of accidents in the following year was 9. MassDOT desires to know with how much confidence this reduction of accidents can be attributed to anything other than random chance.
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