2015 New York City Yellow Taxi Trip Records

2015 trip records from yellow taxi Technology Service Providers in New York City. Each row represents a single taxi trip, including pick-up and drop-off times and locations, distances, itemized fares, and passenger counts. The data is provided by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated in December 2023.

Use Cases

• Predict total_amount from trip_distance, fare_amount, and tolls_amount using regression models.
• Cluster trips based on pickup_longitude, pickup_latitude, dropoff_longitude, and dropoff_latitude to identify high-traffic zones.
• Analyze payment_type trends against tip_amount and fare_amount to study customer behavior.
• Model trip demand over time using pickup_datetime and dropoff_datetime for time-series forecasting.
• Correlate passenger_count with trip_distance and total_amount to understand trip characteristics.

Strengths

• Contains 20 detailed columns per trip record including geospatial coordinates and itemized fares.
• Data covers a full calendar year (2015) of taxi activity.

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Data is from a single year and may not reflect current patterns or post-2015 regulations.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Generated from trip record submissions by yellow taxi Technology Service Providers.

Time Range

2015

Freshness

Last updated December 2023, but data itself is from 2015.

Geography

New York City, based on taxi zone locations.