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NRRT 601 - Tourism Quantitative Analysis I

  • 2 credits
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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

Please check the CSU Bookstore for textbook information. Textbook listings are available at the CSU Bookstore about 3 weeks prior to the start of the term.

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.