Kategorie: Publications
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New article published in Field Methods
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Article „Case-to-factor Ratios and Model Specification in Qualitative Comparative Analysis“ published in Field Methods: Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is an empirical research method that has gained some popularity in the social sciences. At the same time, the literature has long been convinced […]
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New article published in Journal of Open Source Software
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New article on CORA and LOGIGRAM software published in the Journal of Open Source Software: Combinational Regularity Analysis (CORA) is a new member of the family of configurational comparative methods (CCMs). CORA generalizes the capabilities of existing CCMs. By means of Boolean optimization […]
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New article published in Nature Reviews Methods Primers
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New article „Logic diagrams: a visual tool with untapped potential“ published in Nature Reviews Methods Primers: Logic diagrams were originally developed at the crossroads of analytical philosophy and electrical engineering as visual representations of Boolean-algebraic functions, primarily those describing switching circuits. However, […]
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New article published in BMC Medical Research Methodology
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New article „Combinational Regularity Analysis (CORA) — a new method for uncovering complex causation in medical and health research“ published in BMC Medical Research Methodology: Modern configurational comparative methods (CCMs) of causal inference, such as Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Coincidence Analysis […]
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New book chapter on QCA published in Handbook of Research Methods in International Relations
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New book chapter on QCA published in Handbook of Research Methods in International Relations: This chapter is to convince you that QCA and closely related methods of configurational data analysis can add significantly to our knowledge about cause-effect relations. A second goal is […]
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New article on QCA solution types published in Sociological Methods & Research
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New article „Beyond the Facts: Limited Empirical Diversity and Causal Inference in Qualitative Comparative Analysis“ published in Sociological Methods & Research: Recent research has found the conservative (QCA-CS) and the intermediate solution type (QCA-IS) of QCA to fail fundamental tests of correctness. […]