Analyzing multilevel data with QCA: a straightforward procedure

International Journal of Social Research Methodology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 497-506

  Rohlfing, Ingo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

diversity; equifinality; minimization; set relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867849798     PISSN: 13645579     EISSN: 14645300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645579.2011.613673     Document Type: Article

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