Swiss Information – Tourism & Products

Swiss Tourism Statistics

This book goes beyond the methods normally covered in original textbooks on quantitative methods in tourism. It considers key issues in info selection, approaches to element and cluster analysis and regression before covering innovative topics including structural equation modelling, greatest or most complete or best possible 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 proficiencies and makes them more accessible to tourism researchers.

ReviewThis is a book that is urgently necessitated and fills a gap in tourism. Quantitative Methods in Tourism is well crafted and distinctive in it is coverage and scope. The book takes you from info generation to hypothesis testing, selective information analysis, model building to multivariate statistics, prophecy and simulation. It is an splendid addition to the scholarly tourism literature. It is a ought to have book for anybody who is involved in tourism analysis and research. Muzaffer Uysal, PhD. Professor Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University It presents a rather interesting and stimulating perspective regarding exploration methods in tourism. I would give hope or courage to tourism scholars and practitioners to pick up a copy as it will help them better comprehend and be grateful for how to address the numerous challenges facing tourism research. Dr. Daniel R. Fesenmaier, Director, National Laboratory for Tourism & eCommerce, School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Temple University The writers have devised an informative, interesting and timely book on quantitative methods for tourism. The book is well written and provides examples allround therefore making the challenging content very accessible. Software programs are likewise highlighted to support researchers in choosing the right tools for the job. This book is a must read for both researchers and exploration students, in particular those who want an understanding of emergent proficiencies to advance the tourism field. Associate Professor Brent W. Ritchie, Deputy Head, School of Tourism, The University of Queensland

About the AuthorRodolfo Baggio holds a degree in Physics (MPhys) and a PhD in Tourism Management. After having worked for leading data engineering science 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 likewise Research Fellow at the Carlo F. Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics. He has managed assorted international exploration projects and actively researches and publishes in the field of data engineering science 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 exploration methods to undergraduate, master and doctoral degree students in Italy and Australasia, and conducts applied exploration using both qualitative and quantitative exploration methods. She is author or co-author of assorted books and book chapters, and has published exploration on the psychology and management of technology-mediated learning and psychological result of perception learning and reasoning sharing in some journals.

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