The study of the effect of online review on purchase behavior: Comparing the two research methods

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explain the difference and connection between the network big data analysis technology and the psychological empirical research method.Design/methodology/approachTaobao.comTaobao.com to explore how the influential factors, such as online reviews (positive vs ne...

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Main Authors: Jinghuan Zhang, Wenfeng Zheng, Shan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tsinghua University Press 2020-03-01
Series:International Journal of Crowd Science
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Online Access:https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1108/IJCS-10-2019-0027
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Summary:PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explain the difference and connection between the network big data analysis technology and the psychological empirical research method.Design/methodology/approachTaobao.comTaobao.com to explore how the influential factors, such as online reviews (positive vs negative mainly), risk perception (higher vs lower) and product types (experiencing vs searching), interacted on the online purchase intention or online purchase behavior.]]>FindingsCompared with traditional research methods, such as questionnaire and behavioral experiment, network big data analysis has significant advantages in terms of sample size, data objectivity, timeliness and ecological validity.Originality/valueFuture study may consider the strategy of using complementary methods and combining both data-driven and theory-driven approaches in research design to provide suggestions for the development of e-commence in the era of big data.
ISSN:2398-7294