Analyzing risk response dynamics on the web: The case of Hurricane Katrina

Risk Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1779-1792

  Lee, Ka Lok ^a   Meyer, Robert J ^a   Bradlow, Eric T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clickstream data; Exploratory data analysis; Functional data analysis; Risk communication; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

CLICKSTREAM DATA; DATA SETS; EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS; FLORIDA; FUNCTIONAL DATA ANALYSIS; GENDER EFFECTS; GULF COAST; HURRICANE KATRINA; INFORMATION GATHERING; INTERNET USERS; RISK COMMUNICATION; RISK RESPONSE; SOUTH FLORIDA; SPATIAL TEMPORALS; STORM EVENTS; WEB TRAFFIC; WEB USERS;

DATA HANDLING; HURRICANES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; STORMS; WEBSITES;

RISK ANALYSIS;

DATA SET; HURRICANE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HURRICANE; INTERNET; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72249104016     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2009.01304.x     Document Type: Article

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