Investigating the temporal dynamics of tourist movement: An application of circular statistics

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-88

  Chhetri, Prem ^a   Corcoran, Jonathan ^b   Arrowsmith, Colin ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Circular statistics; Global positioning systems; Nature based tourist destinations; Temporal dynamics; Visitor monitoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 84914147120     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354210X12724734223676     Document Type: Article

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