Data mining framework based on rough set theory to improve location selection decisions: A case study of a restaurant chain

Tourism Management

Volumn 53, Issue , 2016, Pages 197-206

  Chen, Li Fei ^a   Tsai, Chih Tsung ^b  

^a FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Jie Kune Precision Technologies Co Ltd   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Data mining; Location selection; Rough set theory

Indexed keywords

DATA MINING; DECISION ANALYSIS; LOCATION DECISION; LOCATION THEORY; MODEL VALIDATION; RETAILING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84944789705     PISSN: 02615177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2015.10.001     Document Type: Article

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