Classification techniques in quantitative comparative research: a meta-comparison

Peter Nijkamp, Piet Rietveld and Laura Spierdijk

No 56, Serie Research Memoranda from VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Econometrics

Abstract: This paper emphasizes the importance of quantitative comparative research in the social sciences. For that purpose a great variety of modem classification methods is available. The paper aims to give a selective overview of major classes of these methods and highlights the advantages and limitations of these methods.

JEL-codes: C82 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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