Deviations from typical paths: a novel approach to working with GPS data in the behavioral sciences

Table 2 Summary measures of average and maximum deviation per type of day

Summarizing deviations (meters) from both the estimated typical path and true commute route within each day uncovered anticipated trends in travel behavior for this individual. Specifically, the greatest deviations were found on the destination days and smallest deviations were found on commute days. Shopping trips were reflected with increased deviations on commute-and-shop days relative to commute-only days. Smaller deviations were recorded when using the true commute route as the reference path. sd = standard deviation of the daily measured deviations.

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