Boolean Minimization in Social Science Research: A Review of Current Software for Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 505-521

  Thiem, Alrik ^a   Duşa, Adrian ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Boolean minimization; fs QCA; QCA; qualitative comparative analysis; Tosmana

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879510727     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: 15528286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439313478999     Document Type: Article

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