Dealing with Errors in QCA

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serval:BIB_663730229E69
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Dealing with Errors in QCA
Journal
Political Research Quarterly
Author(s)
Maggetti M., Levi-Faur D.
ISSN-L
1065-9129
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2013
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
66
Number
1
Pages
198-204
Language
english
Abstract
This paper discusses five strategies to deal with five types of errors in Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA):
condition errors, systematic errors, random errors, calibration errors, and deviant case errors. These strategies are
the comparative inspection of complex, intermediary, and parsimonious solutions; the use of an adjustment factor, the
use of probabilistic criteria, the test of the robustness of calibration parameters, and the use of a frequency threshold
for observed combinations of conditions. The strategies are systematically reviewed, assessed, and evaluated as
regards their applicability, advantages, limitations, and complementarities.
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