A Critical Analysis of Current Indexes for Digital Divide Measurement

被引：61

作者：

Bruno, Giuseppe ^{[1
]}

Esposito, Emilio ^{[1
]}

Genovese, Andrea ^{[1
]}

Gwebu, Kholekile L. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Naples Federico II, Business & Management Engn Dept, I-80125 Naples, NA, Italy

[2] Univ New Hampshire, Whittemore Sch Business & Econ, Durham, NH 03824 USA

来源：

INFORMATION SOCIETY | 2011年 / 27卷 / 01期

关键词：

composite indexes; digital divide; principal component analysis; COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INFORMATION; INTERNET;

D O I：

10.1080/01972243.2010.534364

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

Several composite indexes grouping several variables into a single figure have been proposed for measuring the digital divide. In this article, the authors analyze shortcomings of extant indexes. Using multivariate analysis tools, they show that in the definition of composite indexes it is possible to individuate a limited set of more influencing and significant variables. This finding suggests the possibility of replacing some redundant variables with other dimensions that include other aspects of the digital divide that are not considered in extant measures.

引用

页码：16 / 28

页数：13

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