Canonical Models for Evaluating Tourism and Socio- Economic Development in Nigeria
Keywords:
Canonical Models, tourism, socio-economic development, Canonical Correlation, Factor Analysis, Canonical FunctionAbstract
This paper seeks to generate empirical models for evaluating the link between tourism and socio- economic development. Thirty tourist destinations were randomly sampled. Checklist, Direct Observation, key informant and secondary sources were used for data collection. A parsimonious description of both tourism and socio- economic development data was achieved with the aid of Factor Analysis. The Canonical Correlation Analysis was used to link the pairs of tourism and socio- economic component of the tourist destinations in order to generate Canonical Functions that optimally demonstrate the link between the two constructs. Three Canonical Functions representing: (i) the connection between tourism and population stability (ii) the link between tourism and livelihood improvement and (iii) the link between tourism and industrialization were generated. These Canonical Functions are the model by which tourism and socio- economic landscape of Nigeria can be reshaped.
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