Inferring causal complexity

Sociological Methods and Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-101

  Baumgartner, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Boolean causal reasoning; Causal complexity; Causal discovery; Data analysis; Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA)

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349316090     PISSN: 00491241     EISSN: 15528294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0049124109339369     Document Type: Article

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