New York City Yellow Taxi Trip Records For 2014

2014 trip records from yellow taxi Technology Service Providers in New York City. Each row represents a single taxi trip with detailed fare, location, and timing information. The data is provided by the City of New York via the data.cityofnewyork.us platform.

Use Cases

• Predict total_amount from trip_distance, fare_amount, and tolls_amount using regression models.
• Analyze peak demand times by aggregating passenger_count and trip counts based on pickup_datetime and dropoff_datetime.
• Cluster trip patterns using pickup_latitude/pickup_longitude and dropoff_latitude/dropoff_longitude for geospatial analysis.
• Model payment_type (e.g., cash vs. card) based on fare_amount, trip_distance, and tip_amount.
• Forecast hourly trip volumes using time-series analysis on the pickup_datetime field.

Strengths

• Contains 19 detailed columns per trip record including geospatial coordinates and itemized fares.
• Data covers a full calendar year (2014) of taxi activity.
• Records are sourced directly from taxi Technology Service Providers (TSPs).

Limitations

• Exact row count and dataset size are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Data is from 2014 and may not reflect current taxi operations or city regulations.
• Relies on driver-reported passenger_count which may be subject to inaccuracies.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Generated from trip record submissions made by yellow taxi Technology Service Providers (TSPs).

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Last updated in December 2023, but the underlying data is from 2014.

Geography

New York City taxi zones.