Table 3

Service failure clusters: prevalence, corresponding NMF topics and visibility

Failure clusterDocs (n)Share (%)Corresponding NMF topics (share within cluster)Mean visibility
Comfort & Cleanliness9,14714.9T6 seating/class (17.6%); T4 onboard amenities; T2 reservations8.69
Ticketing & Refunds8,47613.8T9 passes & booking (29.9%); T1 purchase/validity (23.9%); T5 Delay Repay7.03
Staff & Communication5,3458.7T7 frontline staff & operations (17.4%)8.59
Delay & Disruption3,9916.5T5 Delay Repay/compensation (23.9%); T0 delay narratives (21.4%)6.71
Safety & Security2,1373.5T8 urban transit (15.5%); diffuse across narrative topics9.52
Crowding & Capacity1,6942.8T8 urban transit capacity (40.9%)9.20
Accessibility9621.6T8 urban transit (16.1%); diffuse across narrative topics9.07
Source(s): Authors’ own work

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