An application of importance-performance analysis to recreational storm chasing

Jiawen Chen; Sonja Wilhelm Stanis; Carla Barbieri; Shuangyu Xu

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An application of importance-performance analysis to recreational storm chasing

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Authors:

Jiawen Chen, Sonja Wilhelm Stanis, Carla Barbieri, Shuangyu Xu

Year:

2012

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Fisher, Cherie LeBlanc; Watts, Clifton E., Jr., eds. Proceedings of the 2010 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-94. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 45-51.

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Abstract

Since the release of the movie "Twister" in 1996, storm chasing has become an increasingly popular form of recreation. Storm chasing tour agencies have emerged to provide technical assistance and guidance to individuals wishing to participate in this activity. However, little is known about the participants' perceptions of their storm chasing tours. Therefore, an Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA) was conducted to examine recreational storm chasers' perceptions of 22 tour operational attributes.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 2010 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium

Citation

Chen, Jiawen; Stanis, Sonja Wilhelm; Barbieri, Carla; Xu, Shuangyu. 2012. An application of importance-performance analysis to recreational storm chasing. In: Fisher, Cherie LeBlanc; Watts, Clifton E., Jr., eds. Proceedings of the 2010 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-94. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 45-51.