Standard Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) applies an eliminative cross-case algorithm to identify which combinations of factors are logically associated with an outcome in a population. As such, it suits the purpose of pinpointing the conditions under which an outcome occurs or fails. However, the explanatory import of its findings only follows if the algorithm identifies theoretically interpretable, logically valid, and empirically plausible causal compounds.
Testing Joint Sufficiency Twice: Explanatory Qualitative Comparative Analysis / A. Damonte (TEXTS IN QUANTITATIVE POLITICAL ANALYSIS). - In: Causality in Policy Studies : a Pluralist Toolbox / [a cura di] A. Damonte, F. Negri. - Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2023. - ISBN 978-3-031-12982-7. - pp. 153-186 [10.1007/978-3-031-12982-7_7]
Testing Joint Sufficiency Twice: Explanatory Qualitative Comparative Analysis
A. Damonte
2023
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Standard Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) applies an eliminative cross-case algorithm to identify which combinations of factors are logically associated with an outcome in a population. As such, it suits the purpose of pinpointing the conditions under which an outcome occurs or fails. However, the explanatory import of its findings only follows if the algorithm identifies theoretically interpretable, logically valid, and empirically plausible causal compounds.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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