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Obtaining Management Profiles of Ontario Swine Producers Through Cluster Analysis
Author(s) -
Rosenberg Alejandro,
Turvey Calum G.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
canadian journal of agricultural economics/revue canadienne d'agroeconomie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.505
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1744-7976
pISSN - 0008-3976
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7976.1990.tb03534.x
Subject(s) - cluster (spacecraft) , extension (predicate logic) , linear discriminant analysis , business , computer science , geography , artificial intelligence , programming language
This paper develops managerial profiles of Ontario Swine Producers for extension use, using mail survey data and cluster analysis. Results indicate that there are four major discriminant variables which can be used to identify different classes of farmers. These management profiles can be used for targeted extension efforts.