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The Validity Of Studies With Line Of Business Data: Comment, Frederic M. Scherer, William F. Long, Stephen Martin, Dennis C. Mueller, George Pascoe, David J. Ravenschaft, John T. Scott, Leonord W. Weiss

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In the March 1985 issue of this Review, George Benston found fault with Federal Trade Commission Line of Business (LB) data generally and singled out for extended criticism thirteen LB data-based papers written by the authors of this comment. Even by the pre-Queensberry rules governing eco- nomic disputation, Benston's article is one- sided and negative. Moreover, it is marred by numerous errors in characterizing our work. We wish to set the record straight.