Configurational Comparative Methods: Qualitative Comparative Analysis (Qca) and Related Techniques

by Charles C. Ragin and Benoît Rihoux

Configurational 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. Beno?t Rihoux...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412942357
• ISBN13: 9781412942355
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"