Set-Theoretic Methods for the Social Sciences: A Guide to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (Strategies for Social Inquiry) Barbara D Stoodt Charles|Wiener

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Set-Theoretic Methods for the Social Sciences: A Guide to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (Strategies for Social Inquiry) Barbara D Stoodt Charles|WienerQualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and other set theoretic methods distinguish themselves from other approaches to the study of social phenomena by using sets and the search for set relations. In virtually all social science fields, statements about social phenomena can be framed in terms of set relations, and using set theoretic methods to investigate these statements is therefore highly valuable. This book guides readers through the basic