Theoretically-informed analysis: A comment on Morrison's Exploring Patterns of Company Takeovers in New Zealand |
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| Authors: | Richard Le Heron |
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| Institution: | Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | This note urges great caution in the uncritical adoption of any 'standard method' in geographical research. Morrison's (Exploratory Data Analysis or EDA) strategy is reminiscent of the technique-driven studies of the 1960s in geography that were heavily criticised within a decade (Morrison 1985, 1983). A case is presented which demonstrates that early reliance on EDA is a risky venture if the objective is an explanatory one. |
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