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Redesigning social inquiry : fuzzy sets and beyond / Charles C. Ragin.
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Ebook Central Perpetual, DDA and Subscription Titles- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ragin, Charles C.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social sciences--Research--Methodology.
- Fuzzy sets.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 225 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Part I. Set-Theoretic versus Correlational Connections
- Set Relations in Social Research: Basic Concepts
- Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy-Set Relations
- Evaluating Set Relations: Consistency and Coverage
- Part II. Calibration versus Measurement
- Why Calibrate?
- Calibrating Fuzzy Sets
- Part III. Configurations of Conditions versus "Independent" Variables
- Configurational Thinking
- Configurational Analysis Using Fuzzy Sets and Truth Tables
- Part IV. Analysis of Causal Complexity versus Analysis of Net Effects
- Limited Diversity and Counterfactual Cases coauthored with John Sonnett
- Easy versus Difficult Counterfactuals
- The Limitations of Net Effects Thinking
- Net Effects versus Configurations: An Empirical Demonstration coauthored with Peer Fiss.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-219) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charles H. Maxson Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Redesigning social inquiry.
- ISBN:
- 0226702790
- 9780226702797
- Publisher Number:
- 99949777979
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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