Table 2 Details of independent variables with descriptions and frequency counts.

From: An interpretable dynamic ensemble selection multiclass imbalance approach with ensemble imbalance learning for predicting road crash injury severity

Factor’s

Characteristics

Independent

Variables

Variable

Description

Frequency (%) per Severity Level

No

Injury

Possible

Injury

Minor

Injury

Serious

Injury

Personal

Characteristics

Occupant_

Age (Years)

≤ 20 / 20–29 / 30–39 /

40–49 / 50–59 / ≥ 60

6.6/15.6/14.7/15.4/12.2/7.7

2.1/4.4/3.1/2.7/2.1/1.7

0.9/2.6/1.6/1.3/1.2/1.0

0.3/0.2/0.5/0.4/0.31/0.35

Gender

Female / Male

14.9/57.33

8.04/7.95

4.35/4.51

1.22/1.73

Alcohol_

Involvement

Alcohol Not Involved /

Alcohol Involved

71.24/0.96

15.58/0.41

8.35/0.51

2.55/0.39

Drugs_

Involvement

Drugs Not Involved / Drugs Involved

72.11/0.10

15.98/0.01

8.80/0.05

2.84/0.09

Bag_

Deployment

Bag Deployed /

Bag not Deployed

67.28/4.92

13.26/2.73

6.05/2.80

1.62/1.32

Temporal

Characteristics

Month_of_

Year

Jan. / Feb. / March /

April / May / June /

July / Aug. / Sept. /

Oct. / Nov. / Dec.

6.7/4.79/4.97/5.13/6.21/6.64/5.73/5.95/6.0/7.21/6.13/5.8

1.30/1.18/1.59/1.21/1.21/1.25/1.45/1.3/1.5/1.65/1.2/1.18

0.65/0.56/0.63/0.8/0.96/0.9/0.75/0.8/0.75/0.77/0.64/0.6

0.25/0.16/0.23/0.22/0.3/0.27/0.30/0.3/0.2/0.28/0.27/0.18

Type_of_Day

Weekend / Weekdays

8.52/63.68

1.69/14.30

1.24/7.61

0.62/2.32

Time_of_Day

Night / Day

15.06/57.1

2.95/13.05

2.84/6.02

1.42/1.53

Environmental Characteristics

Weather_

Condition

Clear / Rain / Snow, Hail / Fog, Smog, Cloudy / Others

53.7/6.74/2.18/8.97/

0.61

12.1/1.61/0.36/1.82/

0.11

6.91/0.80/0.16/0.95/

0.04

2.24/0.26/0.08/0.34/

0.02

Light_

Condition

Day light / Dark_ road lights / Dark_ no road light / Others

56.56/9.29

/4.24

/ 2.11

12.80/2.03

/0.77

/0.39

6.09/1.49

/0.94

/0.34

1.51/0.79

/0.53

/ 0.13

Road

Characteristics

Road_Profile

Level / Grade / Others (Up/Down, Sag, Hillcrest)

48.81/11.04/12.36

11.31/2.05/2.63

6.64/1.28/

0.94

2.06/0.57/

0.31

Road_

Alignment

Straight / Curve / Others (non-traffic way, driveway access)

66.62/3.52/2.06

14.62/0.98/0.40

8.28/0.41/

0.16

2.80/0.11/

0.04

Road_

Surface_

Condition

Dry / Wet / Others (Sand, Dirt, Slush)

58.75/13.0/ 0.45

13.91/2.76/0.04

7.42/1.41/

0.02

2.49/0.45/

0.01

Road_

Traffic_Way

2-Way Not-divided / 2-Way Divided / Others

18.36/40.31/13.54

3.98/8.84/

3.17

1.68/6.36/

0.82

0.52/2.08/

0.36

Road_

Junctions

No-Intersection / Intersection / Others

39.88/30.90/1.42

8.68/7.06/

0.25

5.53/2.97/

0.36

2.03/0.85/

0.06

Road_Work_

Zone

No-Work Zone / Work Zone / Others

68.78/2.35/1.08

15.10/0.63/0.26

8.50/0.33/

0.03

2.76/0.15/

0.03

Vehicular Characteristics

Vehicle_Age (Years)

≤ 9 / 10–19 /

20–29 / ≥ 30

47.85/21.8/2.24/0.33

9.82/5.78/

0.37/0.02

4.85/3.62/

0.37/0.01

1.77/0.99/

0.16/0.03

Accident_

Type

Not Rollover / Rollover / Others

72.02/0.19/0.0

15.76/0.17/0.05

8.59/0.25/

0.02

2.75/0.17/

0.02