Units, populations, and valid analyses

International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-80

  O'Leary, Joseph ^a   Huan, Tzung Cheng ^a   Joy Liang, Chia Huh ^a   Chen, Hung Bin ^a   Wang, Ming Yang ^b  

^a NATIONAL PENGHU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Dimensional analysis; International travel; Party visit; Person visit; Sampling theory; Tourism; Unit; Weighting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986173184     PISSN: 17506182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506181211206261     Document Type: Review

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