Quantitative Methods in Tourism: A Handbook (Aspects of Tourism) - Softcover

Rodolfo Baggio; Jane Klobas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845411730 ISBN 13: 9781845411732

Publisher: Channel View Publications Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

Quantitative Methods in Tourism 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 like structural equation modelling, maximum likelihood estimation, simulation and agent-based modelling. Full description

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Review:

The authors have produced an informative, interesting and timely book on quantitative methods for tourism. The book is well written and provides examples throughout thus making the challenging content very accessible. Software programs are also highlighted to assist researchers in choosing the right tools for the job. This book is a must read for both researchers and research students, especially those who want an understanding of emerging techniques to advance the tourism field. --Associate Professor Brent W. Ritchie, Deputy Head, School of Tourism, The University of Queensland

This is a book that is urgently needed and fills a gap in tourism. Quantitative Methods in Tourism is well crafted and unique in its coverage and scope. The book takes you from data generation to hypothesis testing, data analysis, model building to multivariate statistics, forecasting and simulation. It is an excellent addition to the scholarly tourism literature. It is a must have book for anyone who is involved in tourism analysis and research. --Muzaffer Uysal, PhD. Professor Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

It presents a quite interesting and exciting perspective regarding research methods in tourism. I would encourage tourism scholars and practitioners to pick up a copy as it will help them better understand and appreciate how to address the many challenges facing tourism research. --Dr. Daniel R. Fesenmaier, Director, National Laboratory for Tourism & eCommerce, School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Temple University

About the Author:

Rodolfo Baggio holds a degree in Physics (MPhys) and a PhD in Tourism Management. After having worked for leading information technology firms for over 20 years he is presently at the Bocconi University, Milan, Italy, where he teaches courses in Computer Science and coordinates the Information and Communication Technologies area at the Master in Economics and Tourism. He is also Research Fellow at the Carlo F. Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics. He has managed several international research projects and actively researches and publishes in the field of information technology and tourism. His current interests focus on the application of complexity theory and network analysis methods to the study of tourism destinations. Jane Klobas is Alberto Dondena Research Fellow at the Carlo Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, and Professor at the University of Western Australia Business School. She teaches quantitative research methods to undergraduate, master and doctoral degree students in Italy and Australasia, and conducts applied research using both qualitative and quantitative research methods. She is author or co-author of several books and book chapters, and has published research on the psychology and management of technology-mediated learning and knowledge sharing in many journals.

About this edition

• Publisher: Channel View Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1845411730
• ISBN 13: 9781845411732
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256