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Qualitative Comparative Analysis, necessary conditions and limited diversity: some problematic consequences of Schneider and Wagemann’s Enhanced Standard Analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Cooper, B., & Glaesser, J. (2016). Qualitative Comparative Analysis, necessary conditions and limited diversity: some problematic consequences of Schneider and Wagemann’s Enhanced Standard Analysis. Field Methods, 28(3), 300-315. https://doi.org/10.1177/1525822x15598974

We discuss a recent development in the set theoretic analysis of data sets characterized by limited diversity. Ragin, in developing his Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), developed a standard analysis that produces parsimonious, intermediate, an... Read More about Qualitative Comparative Analysis, necessary conditions and limited diversity: some problematic consequences of Schneider and Wagemann’s Enhanced Standard Analysis.

Exploring the robustness of set theoretic findings from a large n fsQCA: An illustration from the sociology of education (2015)
Journal Article
Cooper, B., & Glaesser, J. (2016). Exploring the robustness of set theoretic findings from a large n fsQCA: An illustration from the sociology of education. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 19(4), 445-459. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2015.1033799

Ragin’s Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is often used with small to medium samples where the researcher has good case knowledge. Employing it to analyse large survey datasets, without in-depth case knowledge, raises new challenges. We present... Read More about Exploring the robustness of set theoretic findings from a large n fsQCA: An illustration from the sociology of education.

Analysing necessity and sufficiency with Qualitative Comparative Analysis: how do results vary as case weights change? (2015)
Journal Article
Cooper, B., & Glaesser, J. (2016). Analysing necessity and sufficiency with Qualitative Comparative Analysis: how do results vary as case weights change?. Quality and Quantity, 50(1), 327-346. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-014-0151-3

Ragin’s Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and related set theoretic methods are increasingly popular. This is a welcome development, since it encourages systematic configurational analyses of social phenomena. One downside of this growth in popu... Read More about Analysing necessity and sufficiency with Qualitative Comparative Analysis: how do results vary as case weights change?.