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Modeling the Well-Being of the Fisherman Community:
Structural Equation Modeling
Nur Amira Shafikah Binti Ab Jamal
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sabri Bin Ahmad
Bachelor of Science (Computational Mathematics)
School of Informatics and Applied Mathematic
This research is aimed to model the Fisherman's Wellbeing in Kuala Nerus, Terengganu.
Several factors such as fishery attribute, government role and community role are tested
to see the significant relationship of factors with fisherman’s wellbeing. Data was collected
from the questionnaires that were distributed to fisherman in Kuala Nerus, Terengganu.
Each factor in the measurement model was analyzed. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)
was used to find the result with the assistance of SPSS 22.0 and AMOS software. The
result shows that fisherman attribute, government and community greatly influence the
wellbeing of fisherman communities. This research proved that fisherman attribute,
government and community show a significant relationship with fisherman’s wellbeing.
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