Dealing with Errors in QCA
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_663730229E69
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Dealing with Errors in QCA
Journal
Political Research Quarterly
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.
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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