Set-theoretic methods for the social sciences : a guide to qualitative comparative analysis /
Schneider, Carsten Q., 1972-
Set-theoretic methods for the social sciences : a guide to qualitative comparative analysis / Carsten Q. Schneider and Claudius Wagemann. - 1 online resource (xviii, 350 pages) - Strategies for social inquiry . - Strategies for social inquiry. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 336-345) and index.
Cover; Set-Theoretic Methods for the Social Sciences; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Set-theoretic approaches in the social sciences; Qualitative Comparative Analysis as a set-theoretic approach and technique; Variants of QCA; Plan of the book; How to use this book; Part I Set-theoretic methods: the basics; 1 Sets, set membership, and calibration; 1.1 The notion of sets; 1.1.1 Sets and concepts; 1.1.2 The pros and cons of crisp sets; 1.1.3 Properties of fuzzy sets; 1.1.4 What fuzzy sets are not. 1.2 The calibration of set membership1.2.1 Principles of calibration; 1.2.2 The use of quantitative scales for calibration; 1.2.3 The "direct" and "indirect" methods of calibration; 1.2.4 Does the choice of calibration strategy matter much?; 1.2.5 Assessing calibration; 2 Notions and operations in set theory; 2.1 Conjunctions, Boolean and fuzzy multiplication, intersection, logical AND; 2.2 Disjunctions, Boolean and fuzzy addition, union, logical OR; 2.3 Negations, complements, logical NOT; 2.4 Operations on complex expressions; 2.4.1 Rules for combining logical operators. 2.4.2 Negation, intersection, and union of complex sets2.4.3 Calculating membership in complex sets; 2.5 Relations between sets; 2.6 Notational systems in set-theoretic methods; 3 Set relations; 3.1 Sufficient conditions; 3.1.1 Crisp sets; 3.1.1.1 Basic logic of sufficiency; 3.1.1.2 A formal analysis of sufficiency in csQCA; 3.1.2 Fuzzy sets; 3.1.2.1 Basic logic of sufficiency; 3.1.2.2 A formal analysis of sufficiency in fsQCA; 3.2 Necessary conditions; 3.2.1 Crisp sets; 3.2.1.1 Basic logic of necessity; 3.2.1.2 A formal analysis of necessity in csQCA; 3.2.2 Fuzzy sets. 3.2.2.1 Basic logic of necessity3.2.2.2 A formal analysis of necessity in fsQCA; 3.3 Causal complexity in set-theoretic methods; 3.3.1 Defining causal complexity; 3.3.2 INUS and SUIN conditions; 3.3.3 The notion of asymmetry; 3.3.4 Set-theoretic methods and standard quantitative approaches; 3.3.4.1 Set relations are not correlations; 3.3.4.2 Set theory and regression models; 4 Truth tables; 4.1 What is a truth table?; 4.2 How to get from a data matrix to a truth table; 4.2.1 Crisp sets; 4.2.2 Fuzzy sets; 4.3 Analyzing truth tables; 4.3.1 Matching similar conjunctions. 4.3.2 Logically redundant prime implicants4.3.3 Issues related to the analysis of the non-occurrence of the outcome; Part II Neat formal logic meets noisy social science data; 5 Parameters of fit; 5.1 Defining and dealing with contradictory truth table rows; 5.2 Consistency of sufficient conditions; 5.3 Coverage of sufficient conditions; 5.4 Consistency of necessary conditions; 5.6 Issues related to consistency and coverage; 6 Limited diversity and logical remainders; 6.1 Limited diversity in set-theoretic methods: how to see it when it is there; 6.2 Sources of limited diversity.
A 'user's guide' to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and the methodological family of set-theoretic methods in social science.
English.
9781139551953 1139551957 9781139004244 (electronic book) 1139004247 (electronic book) 9781139549455 (electronic bk.) 1139549456 (electronic bk.) 9781139554411 1139554417 1283610833 (ebk.) 9781283610834 (ebk.) 1316089487 9781316089484 1139564269 9781139564267 1139550705 9781139550703 9786613923288 6613923281 1139555669 9781139555661
9786613923288
392328 MIL
Social sciences--Comparative method.
Social sciences--Mathematical models.
Set theory.
Sciences sociales--Méthode comparative.
Sciences sociales--Modèles mathématiques.
Théorie des ensembles.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Methodology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Research.
Set theory.
Social sciences--Comparative method.
Social sciences--Mathematical models.
Qualitative Sozialforschung
Qualitative Methode
Vergleichende Forschung
Methodologie
Fuzzy-Menge
Kwalitatieve methoden.
Vergelijkend onderzoek.
Sociale wetenschappen.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
H61 .S379 2012
300.72
Set-theoretic methods for the social sciences : a guide to qualitative comparative analysis / Carsten Q. Schneider and Claudius Wagemann. - 1 online resource (xviii, 350 pages) - Strategies for social inquiry . - Strategies for social inquiry. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 336-345) and index.
Cover; Set-Theoretic Methods for the Social Sciences; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Set-theoretic approaches in the social sciences; Qualitative Comparative Analysis as a set-theoretic approach and technique; Variants of QCA; Plan of the book; How to use this book; Part I Set-theoretic methods: the basics; 1 Sets, set membership, and calibration; 1.1 The notion of sets; 1.1.1 Sets and concepts; 1.1.2 The pros and cons of crisp sets; 1.1.3 Properties of fuzzy sets; 1.1.4 What fuzzy sets are not. 1.2 The calibration of set membership1.2.1 Principles of calibration; 1.2.2 The use of quantitative scales for calibration; 1.2.3 The "direct" and "indirect" methods of calibration; 1.2.4 Does the choice of calibration strategy matter much?; 1.2.5 Assessing calibration; 2 Notions and operations in set theory; 2.1 Conjunctions, Boolean and fuzzy multiplication, intersection, logical AND; 2.2 Disjunctions, Boolean and fuzzy addition, union, logical OR; 2.3 Negations, complements, logical NOT; 2.4 Operations on complex expressions; 2.4.1 Rules for combining logical operators. 2.4.2 Negation, intersection, and union of complex sets2.4.3 Calculating membership in complex sets; 2.5 Relations between sets; 2.6 Notational systems in set-theoretic methods; 3 Set relations; 3.1 Sufficient conditions; 3.1.1 Crisp sets; 3.1.1.1 Basic logic of sufficiency; 3.1.1.2 A formal analysis of sufficiency in csQCA; 3.1.2 Fuzzy sets; 3.1.2.1 Basic logic of sufficiency; 3.1.2.2 A formal analysis of sufficiency in fsQCA; 3.2 Necessary conditions; 3.2.1 Crisp sets; 3.2.1.1 Basic logic of necessity; 3.2.1.2 A formal analysis of necessity in csQCA; 3.2.2 Fuzzy sets. 3.2.2.1 Basic logic of necessity3.2.2.2 A formal analysis of necessity in fsQCA; 3.3 Causal complexity in set-theoretic methods; 3.3.1 Defining causal complexity; 3.3.2 INUS and SUIN conditions; 3.3.3 The notion of asymmetry; 3.3.4 Set-theoretic methods and standard quantitative approaches; 3.3.4.1 Set relations are not correlations; 3.3.4.2 Set theory and regression models; 4 Truth tables; 4.1 What is a truth table?; 4.2 How to get from a data matrix to a truth table; 4.2.1 Crisp sets; 4.2.2 Fuzzy sets; 4.3 Analyzing truth tables; 4.3.1 Matching similar conjunctions. 4.3.2 Logically redundant prime implicants4.3.3 Issues related to the analysis of the non-occurrence of the outcome; Part II Neat formal logic meets noisy social science data; 5 Parameters of fit; 5.1 Defining and dealing with contradictory truth table rows; 5.2 Consistency of sufficient conditions; 5.3 Coverage of sufficient conditions; 5.4 Consistency of necessary conditions; 5.6 Issues related to consistency and coverage; 6 Limited diversity and logical remainders; 6.1 Limited diversity in set-theoretic methods: how to see it when it is there; 6.2 Sources of limited diversity.
A 'user's guide' to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and the methodological family of set-theoretic methods in social science.
English.
9781139551953 1139551957 9781139004244 (electronic book) 1139004247 (electronic book) 9781139549455 (electronic bk.) 1139549456 (electronic bk.) 9781139554411 1139554417 1283610833 (ebk.) 9781283610834 (ebk.) 1316089487 9781316089484 1139564269 9781139564267 1139550705 9781139550703 9786613923288 6613923281 1139555669 9781139555661
9786613923288
392328 MIL
Social sciences--Comparative method.
Social sciences--Mathematical models.
Set theory.
Sciences sociales--Méthode comparative.
Sciences sociales--Modèles mathématiques.
Théorie des ensembles.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Methodology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Research.
Set theory.
Social sciences--Comparative method.
Social sciences--Mathematical models.
Qualitative Sozialforschung
Qualitative Methode
Vergleichende Forschung
Methodologie
Fuzzy-Menge
Kwalitatieve methoden.
Vergelijkend onderzoek.
Sociale wetenschappen.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
H61 .S379 2012
300.72