A multivariate framework for the analysis of the digital divide: Evidence for the European Union-15

Information and Management

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 756-766

  Vicente Cuervo, María Rosalía ^a   López Menéndez, Ana Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Digital divide; Factor analysis; Information and communication technologies (ICT); Multivariate methods

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MULTIVARIABLE SYSTEMS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICT); MULTIVARIATE METHODS;

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

EID: 33747854619     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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