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Quantitative Methods in Tourism: A Handbook
Rodolfo Baggio,Jane Klobas +1 more
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In this paper, a guide to quantitative methods in tourism that de-mystifies both simple and apparently complex techniques and makes them more accessible to tourism researchers is presented, including structural equation modelling, maximum likelihood estimation, simulation and agent-based modelling.Abstract:
This book goes beyond the methods usually covered in introductory textbooks on quantitative methods in tourism. It considers key issues in data selection, approaches to factor and cluster analysis and regression before covering advanced topics including structural equation modelling, maximum likelihood estimation, simulation and agent-based modelling. The result is a guide to quantitative methods in tourism that de-mystifies both simple and apparently complex techniques and makes them more accessible to tourism researchers.read more
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