{"product_id":"9781412942355","title":"Configurational Comparative Methods: Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Related Techniques","description":"\u003cp\u003eConfigurational Comparative Methods paves the way for an innovative approach to empirical scientific work through a strategy that integrates key strengths of both qualitative (case-oriented) and quantitative (variable-oriented) approaches. This first-of-its-kind text is ideally suited for \"small-N\" or \"intermediate-N\" research situations, which both mainstream qualitative and quantitative methods find difficult to address. Benoît Rihoux and Charles C. Ragin, along with their contributing authors, offer both a basic, comparative research design overview and a technical and hands-on review of Crisp-Set QCA (cs QCA), Multi-Value QCA (mv QCA), and Fuzzy-Set QCA (fs QCA).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Features\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses existing applications in many different fields and disciplines along with state-of-the-art coverage of the strengths and limitations of these techniques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemonstrates further inventive ways of using QCA techniques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides advice on how to develop a comparative research design (case and variable selection) as well as a specific technique called MSDO\/MDSO (most similar, different outcome\/most different, same outcome).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows how to perform the technical operations linked to three specific QCA techniques: cs QCA, mv QCA, and fs QCA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes a glossary, an extensive bibliography, and a detailed list of good practices at every stage of the research process\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntended Audience\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA must for any student or researcher who wants to engage in systematic cross-case comparison in the social and behavioral sciences, the book is ideal for use in upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level social science research methods courses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47045786468592,"sku":"9781412942355","price":66.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781412942355_p0.jpg?v=1763773112","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781412942355","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}