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020			_a9781107013520 (hardback)
082	0	0	_a300.72 _bCAR/S
100	1		_aCarsten Q Schneider
245	1	0	_aSet-theoretic methods for the social sciences: _ba guide to qualitative comparative analysis/ _cCarsten Q. Schneider and Claudius Wagemann.
260			_aNew Delhi: _bCambridge University Press, _c2012.
300			_axvii, 350 pages ;
490	0		_aStrategies for social inquiry
520			_a"Qualitative 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 principles of set theory and then on to the applied practices of QCA. It provides a thorough understanding of basic and advanced issues in set-theoretic methods together with tricks of the trade, software handling and exercises. Most arguments are introduced using examples from existing research. The use of QCA is increasing rapidly and the application of set-theory is both fruitful and still widely misunderstood in current empirical comparative social research. This book provides an invaluable guide to these methods for researchers across the social sciences"--
650		0	_aSet Theory
650		7	_aResearch Methodology Social Sciences
650		7	_aSocial Sciences
700	1		_aClaudius Wagemann
942			_cBK
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