A consideration of normality in importance–performance analysis

Lai, Ivan Ka Wai and Hitchcock, Michael. 2015. A consideration of normality in importance–performance analysis. Current Issues in Tourism, 18(10), pp. 979-1000. ISSN 1368-3500 [Article]

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It is widely believed that results of research are only valid when the distribution of data is relatively normal. However, most previous importance–performance analysis (IPA) studies have not considered the assessment of data normality. The aim of this study is to evaluate the importance of the normality assumption in IPA studies. Four data sets obtained from four experimental questionnaire surveys were used to demonstrate the changes in outcomes from non-normally distributed data sets to relatively normally distributed data sets by removing abnormal data. The results indicate that the distributions of attributes in four quadrants in importance–performance mapping for non-normally distributed data sets and relatively normally distributed data sets are similar when using direct IPA measurement method; however, they show differences when performing indirect IPA measurement methods. It is concluded that in order to ensure high-quality research outcomes, researchers should justify data normality in their IPA studies.

Item Type:

Article

Identification Number (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2014.990423

Keywords:

importance–performance analysis, normality, univariate, multivariate

Departments, Centres and Research Units:

Institute for Cultural and Creative Entrepreneurship (ICCE)

Dates:

DateEvent
3 January 2015Published
12 November 2014Accepted

Item ID:

11282

Date Deposited:

11 Feb 2015 12:04

Last Modified:

15 Apr 2021 13:04

Peer Reviewed:

Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.

URI:

https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/11282

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