Course Objectives:
- To privide an overview of the major statistical techniques used by tourism researchers
- To provide guidelines for understanding what types of statistical techniques are appropriate for analyzing selected types of tourism research questions
- To learn how to conduct data analysis using IBM SPSS (i.e., Statistical Package for the Social Sciences)
- To provide experience interpreting SPSS computer printouts and constructing data tables/figures for communicating with technical and non-technical audiences
- To provide assistance and experience in critically evaluating statistical analyses presented in published tourism literature
Prerequisite
Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate (GR) OR Professional (PR)
Textbooks and Materials
Section 801
Required
- Survey Research and Analysis: Applications in parks, Recreation and human dimensions (2008)
Vaske, J.J.
Textbooks and materials can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore unless otherwise indicated.
Instructors
Dr. Sarah Walker
sarah.elizabeth.walker@colostate.edu
Dr. Sarah Walker’s research uses an environmental justice lens to investigate the role well-being can play in helping us better understand people’s relationships with their environments. Specifically , she studies human well-being in the context of climate resilience and adaptation in vulnerable communities around the world. Her work also investigates the well-being benefits of spending time in nature. Sarah received her PhD from Colorado State University and is currently completing her post-doctoral training at University of Colorado Boulder. She’s an avid hiker and cyclist, and loves being in the classroom with students.
