Qualitative Comparative Analysis
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Qualitative Comparative Analysis
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Author : Patrick A. Mello
language : en
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Release Date : 2021
Qualitative Comparative Analysis written by Patrick A. Mello and has been published by Georgetown University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Business & Economics categories.
"Social phenomena can rarely be attributed to single causes. Drawing on set theory and the language of necessary and sufficient conditions, Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is a case-based research method that is ideally suited to capture causal complexity. QCA regards cases as combinations of conditions. It compares the conditions of each case in a structured way to identify the necessary and sufficient conditions for an outcome. While QCA has become increasingly popular and seen a substantial increase of applications across the social sciences and management, introductory textbooks have not kept pace with this development. In this textbook, Patrick A. Mello teaches students, scholars, and self-learners the fundamentals of QCA, research design, interpretation of results, and how to communicate findings. This concise and accessible textbook provides a hands-on introduction to QCA that will be ideal for use within a broader qualitative methods course and in intensive short courses"--
Innovative Comparative Methods For Policy Analysis
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Author : Benoit Rihoux
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2006-03-20
Innovative Comparative Methods For Policy Analysis written by Benoit Rihoux and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-20 with Business & Economics categories.
Innovative Comparative Methods for Policy Analysis aims to provide a decisive push to the further development and application of innovative and specific comparative methods for the improvement of policy analysis. To take on this challenge, this volume brings together methodologists and specialists from a broad range of social scientific disciplines and policy fields. The work further develops methods for systematic comparative cases analysis in a small-N research design, with a key emphasis laid on policy-oriented applications. Innovative Comparative Methods for Policy Analysis is clearly both a social scientific and policy-driven endeavor; on the one hand, the book engages in an effort to further improve social scientific methods, but on the other hand this effort also intends to provide useful, applied tools for policy analysts and the "policy community" alike. Though quite a variety of methods and techniques are touched upon in this volume, its focus is mainly laid on two recently developed research methods/techniques which enable researchers to systematically compare a limited number of cases; Qualitative Comparative Analysis(QCA) and Fuzzy-Sets (FS).
Qualitative Comparative Analysis With R
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Author : Alrik Thiem
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2012-09-01
Qualitative Comparative Analysis With R written by Alrik Thiem and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-01 with Political Science categories.
Social science theory often builds on sets and their relations. Correlation-based methods of scientific enquiry, however, use linear algebra and are unsuited to analyzing set relations. The development of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) by Charles Ragin has given social scientists a formal tool for identifying set-theoretic connections based on Boolean algebra. As a result, interest in this method has markedly risen among social scientists in recent years. This book offers the first complete introduction on how to perform QCA in the R software environment for statistical computing and graphics with the QCA package. Developed as a comprehensive solution, QCA provides an unprecedented scope of functionality for analyzing crisp, multi-value and fuzzy sets. The reader is not required to have knowledge of R, but the book assumes an understanding of the fundamentals of QCA. Using examples from published work, the authors demonstrate how to make the most of QCA’s wide-ranging capabilities for the reader’s own purposes. Although mainly written for political scientists, this book is also of interest to scholars from other disciplines in the social sciences such as sociology, business, management, organization, anthropology, education and health.
Configurational Comparative Methods
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Author : Benoît Rihoux
language : en
Publisher:
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Configurational Comparative Methods written by Benoît Rihoux and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Qca With R
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Author : Adrian Duşa
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-06-15
Qca With R written by Adrian Duşa and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-15 with Political Science categories.
This book is a comprehensive guide to qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) using R. Using Boolean algebra to implement principles of comparison used by scholars engaged in the qualitative study of macro social phenomena, QCA acts as a bridge between the quantitative and the qualitative traditions. The QCA package for R, created by the author, facilitates QCA within a graphical user interface. This book provides the most current information on the latest version of the QCA package, which combines written commands with a cross-platform interface. Beginning with a brief introduction to the concept of QCA, this book moves from theory to calibration, from analysis to factorization, and hits on all the key areas of QCA in between. Chapters one through three are introductory, familiarizing the reader with R, the QCA package, and elementary set theory. The next few chapters introduce important applications of the package beginning with calibration, analysis of necessity, analysis of sufficiency, parameters of fit, negation and factorization, and the construction of Venn diagrams. The book concludes with extensions to the classical package, including temporal applications and panel data. Providing a practical introduction to an increasingly important research tool for the social sciences, this book will be indispensable for students, scholars, and practitioners interested in conducting qualitative research in political science, sociology, business and management, and evaluation studies.
Qualitative Comparative Analysis In Mixed Methods Research And Evaluation
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Author : Leila C. Kahwati
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Release Date : 2018-12-21
Qualitative Comparative Analysis In Mixed Methods Research And Evaluation written by Leila C. Kahwati and has been published by SAGE Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-21 with Social Science categories.
Qualitative Comparative Analysis in Mixed Methods Research and Evaluation provides a user-friendly introduction for using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) as part of a mixed methods approach to research and evaluation. Offering practical, in-depth, and applied guidance for this unique analytic technique that is not provided in any current mixed methods textbook, the chapters of this guide skillfully build upon one another to walk researchers through the steps of QCA in logical order. To enhance and further reinforce learning, authors Leila C. Kahwati and Heather L. Kane provide supportive learning objectives, summaries, and exercises, as well as author-created datasets for use in R via the companion site. Qualitative Comparative Analysis in Mixed Methods Research and Evaluation is Volume 6 in SAGE’s Mixed Methods Research Series.
The Comparative Method
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Author : Charles C. Ragin
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2014-07-18
The Comparative Method written by Charles C. Ragin and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-18 with Social Science categories.
Charles C. Ragin’s The Comparative Method proposes a synthetic strategy, based on an application of Boolean algebra, that combines the strengths of both qualitative and quantitative sociology. Elegantly accessible and germane to the work of all the social sciences, and now updated with a new introduction, this book will continue to garner interest, debate, and praise.
The Sage Handbook Of Case Based Methods
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Author : David Byrne
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2009-06-18
The Sage Handbook Of Case Based Methods written by David Byrne and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-18 with Social Science categories.
Case-based methods have a long history in the social sciences. They are extensively used and raise many practical and theoretical questions. This book provides a comprehensive, critical examination of case-oriented research. It offers concrete proposals about the best research methods and provides an unparalleled guide to the emergence and complexity of the field. The Handbook: - Situates the reader in the essential theoretical and practical issues; - Demonstrates the unity and diversity of case-oriented research through an examination of case-based methods; - Distinguishes between case-based and case study research; - Elucidates the philosophical issues around case based methods; - Examines case-based work in the context of both social theory and theories of research methods.
Research Methods In The Social Sciences
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Author : Jean-Frédéric Morin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
Research Methods In The Social Sciences written by Jean-Frédéric Morin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Reference categories.
Research Methods in the Social Sciences is a comprehensive yet compact A-Z for undergraduate and postgraduate students undertaking research across the social sciences, featuring 71 entries that cover a wide range of concepts, methods, and theories. Each entry begins with an accessible introduction to a method, using real-world examples from a wide range of academic disciplines, before discussing the benefits and limitations of the approach, its current status in academic practice, and finally providing tips and advice for readers on when and how to apply the method in their own research. Wide ranging and interdisciplinary, the text covers both well-established concepts and emerging ideas, such as big data and network analysis, for qualitative and quantitative research methods. All entries feature extensive cross-referencing, providing ease of navigation and, pointing readers to related concepts, and to help build their overall understanding of research methods.
Mixed Methods In Comparative Politics
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Author : D. Berg-Schlosser
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2012-09-26
Mixed Methods In Comparative Politics written by D. Berg-Schlosser and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-26 with Political Science categories.
This book approaches current controversies concerning qualitative and quantitative procedures in the social sciences and incorporates new methods showing how they can supplement each other. It is based on a comprehensive international research project that readers can apply to their findings through the data set provided on the author's home page.