Computer use and satisfaction by Great Plains producers: Ordered logit model analysis

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1263-1269

  Ascough II, J C ^a   Hoag, D L ^b   McMaster, G S ^a   Frasier, W M ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FARMS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

LOGIT MODELS;

AGRONOMY;

EID: 2242427118     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2002.1263     Document Type: Article

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