SEM and K-means Analysis of the Perceived Value Factors and Clustering Features of Marine Film-induced Tourists: A Case Study of Tourists to Taipei.

Yi, K.; Zhang, D.; Cheng, H.; Mao, X., and Su, Q., 2020. SEM and K-means analysis of the perceived value factors and clustering features of Marine Film-induced tourists: A case study of tourists to Taipei. In: Yang, Y.; Mi, C.; Zhao, L., and Lam, S. (eds.), Global Topics and New Trends in Coastal Research: Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering. Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 103, pp. 1120–1124. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. This paper used structural equation model to integrate factors of consumers' perceived value and industrial support into a holistic framework for analyzing Marine film-induced tourism. It conducted an in-depth analysis of factors that affect consumers' perception of the Marine film-induced tourism. After extracting five factors, the paper took them as a basis to classify consumers of Marine film-induced tourism, in which K-means clustering was applied. The research showed that the consumption groups of Marine film-induced tourism could be divided into four types: enthusiastic supporters, rational supporters, contradictory supporters and indifferent supporters. It was concluded that the practical value brought by the development of Marine film-induced tourism had most influence on consumers' judgement; all kinds of consumers were positive about the development of Marine film-induced tourism among the consumer groups. Compared with film and television practitioners, the tourism practitioners were more willing to see the combination of film and television industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]