Source-Related Acquisition Costs and Preference for Information Sources

• Autorzy: Senhui He , Wojciech J. Florkowski , Jeffrey L. Jordan

Warianty tytułu

Preferowane źródła informacji i koszty jej nabycia

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

An application of the logit analysis identified characteristics of home owner influencing the selection and use of various sources of information about landscape maintenance. The model estimation was based on survey data from 400 home owners in Georgia, USA. Results indicate that education, age, income and gender influence information source choices. (original abstract)

Zastosowanie analizy logitowej zidentyfikowało cechy właścicieli posesji wpływające na wybór i użytkowanie wybranych kategorii źródeł informacji o utrzymaniu małej architektury. Model wyliczono używając danych z badań ankietowych 400 właścicieli posesji w stanie Georgia, USA. Wyniki wskazują, ze wykształcenie, wiek, dochód i płeć różnicują wybór źródeł informacji. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Information source; Informations cost; Questionnaire survey

PL

Źródła informacji; Koszty informacji; Badania ankietowe

• Czasopismo: Roczniki Naukowe Stowarzyszenia Ekonomistów Rolnictwa i Agrobiznesu
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: 9
• Numer: z. 3
• Strony: 85--92

Twórcy

autor

Senhui He

autor

Wojciech J. Florkowski

autor

Jeffrey L. Jordan

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