TY  - BOOK
TI  - Quantitative Methods in Tourism: a handbook
U1  - 910.015195 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Bristol
PB  - Channel view publications
N1  - Contents
List of Examples List of Figures
List of Tables
Contributors
Foreword
Introduction

Part 1: The Analysis of Data
Introduction to Part 1
1 The Nature of Data in Tourism
Introduction Data: A Taxonomy Data Harmonization, Standards and Collaboration Data Quality t Concluding Remarks Sources of Secondary Tourism Data
2 Testing Hypotheses
Introduction Parametric and Non-parametric Tests
Effect Size and Statistical Power Sample Size and Significance A Summary of Statistical Tests
3 Data Analysis Introduction Factor Analysis Cluster Analysis Multidimensional Scaling and Correspondence Analysis.
4 Model Building Simple Regression Multiple Regression Logistic Regression Structural Equation Modeling Mediation and Moderation in Model Building Multi-Level Modeling
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5 Time-dependent Phenomena and Forecasting Introduction Basic Concepts of Time Series Filtering Techniques Comparing Time Series Models Combining Forecasts Stationarity; Stability and System Representations,

Part 2: Numerical Methods
Introduction to Part 2
6 Maximum Likelihood Estimation . Estimating Statistical Parameters.
Likelihood Ratio Test
7 Monte Carlo Methods Numerical Experiments Random and Pseudo-Random Numbers
.8 Agent-based Modeling and Simulations Complex Adaptive Systems and Simulations Agent-based Models Issues with Agent-based Models Evaluation of an Agent-based Model Concluding Remarks
Appendix: Software Programs
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