CONSUMER BEHAVIOURS AND SATISFACTION OF BEIJING USERS UTILIZING CHINESE WEATHER APPLICATIONS IN CHINA

Authors

  • Lin Cui Faculty of Business Administration, Thongsook College
  • Phatthararuethai Kenikasahmanworakhun Faculty of Business Administration, Thongsook College

Keywords:

Consumer Behaviors, Customer Satisfaction, Chinese Weather Applications

Abstract

The objectives of this research are 1) to study the relationship between demographic characteristics and Beijing consumer behaviors toward Chinese weather applications, 2) to study the differences in demographic characteristics affecting satisfaction levels of Beijing users on Chinese weather applications, 3) to study the differences in Beijing user behaviors affecting satisfaction with the Chinese weather applications, and 4) to study the relationships between gender and personality types of Beijing users affecting the satisfaction with Chinese weather applications. The population is relatively unknown. The sample size of 385 individuals was established through the utilization of a questionnaire as an instrument for the collection of data along with methods of convenience sampling. The hypotheses were examined using the Chi-square test, the t-test, the one-way analysis of variance, and the two-way analysis of variance. The data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The findings showed that 1) personal, gender, occupational, and personality factors are statistically related to how users use weather applications in China at the 0.05 level. 2) Different personal factors, including age and average monthly income, have a statistically significant effect on how satisfied people are with weather applications in China. 3) Users in China behave differently in terms of the number of times they use weather applications and the degree to which satisfied they are with them. It is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. and 4) there is a statistically significant relationship between gender and personality type and satisfaction with weather applications in China when it comes to price.

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Published

2023-04-30

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Cui, L., & Kenikasahmanworakhun, P. (2023). CONSUMER BEHAVIOURS AND SATISFACTION OF BEIJING USERS UTILIZING CHINESE WEATHER APPLICATIONS IN CHINA. Social Science Journal of Prachachuen Research Network, 5(1), 1–16. retrieved from https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/prn/article/view/266658

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