Statistical Behavior of a Crowd composed of Individuals and Couples during Panic Evacuation

GUILLERMO FRANK; CLAUDIO DORSO

Seattle

Congreso; Joint Statistical Meeting 2015; 2015

American Statitical Association

AbstractUnderstanding the timing requirements for evacuation of people has focused primarily on individualpedestrians rather than pedestrians emotionally connected. However, the main statistical effectsobserved in crowds, the so-called ?faster is slower?, ?smartness is not always better? and ?low visibilityimprovement?, can not explain the overall behavior of a crowd during an evacuation processwhen couples related by feelings are present. Our research addresses this issue and examines indetail the statistical behavior of a mixture of individuals and couples during a (panic) escaping process.In particular, we analyzed the role that the feelings intensity play in time delays during theevacuation of a room.