{"product_id":"configurational-comparative-methods-benot-rihoux-9781412942355","title":"Configurational Comparative Methods: Qualitative Comparative Analysis (Qca) and Related Techniques","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConfigurational Comparative Methods\u003c\/b\u003e 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. Beno? 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 (csQCA), Multi-Value QCA (mvQCA), and Fuzzy-Set QCA (fsQCA).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features\u003c\/b\u003e\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: csQCA, mvQCA, and fsQCA\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\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntended Audience\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benoit Rihoux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1412942357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412942355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2008 pg. 86","brand":"Benoit Rihoux","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925528281343,"sku":"9781412942355","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_51e878ad-5555-49ea-bc3d-3b5c459571ce.jpg?v=1681077806","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/configurational-comparative-methods-benot-rihoux-9781412942355","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}