NRRT 601 | Tourism Quantitative Analysis I

2 credits

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

This course can be applied toward:

Tourism Management (M.T.M.)

Textbooks and Materials

Textbooks and materials can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore unless otherwise indicated.

Required

Survey Research and Analysis: Applications in parks, Recreation and human dimensions (2008)
Vaske, J.J.

Instructors

Jerry Vaske

(971) 491-2360 | Jerry.Vaske@colostate.edu

Professor, B.A. – Sociology/ Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison,1973; M.A. – Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison,1977; Ph.D. – Social Psychology, University of Maryland,1980.

Dr. Vaske focuses on applying social psychological theories and methods to natural resource concerns. Recent work includes: (a) hunters’ responses to chronic wasting disease in Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming; (b) human dimensions of wildfire management in California, Colorado, and Washington, and (c) recreationists' attitudes towards endangered / threatened species in wildlife refuges and national parks.

NRRT 601 - Tourism Quantitative Analysis I

Textbooks and Materials

Instructors

Jerry Vaske

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