TY - JOUR
T1 - Doing Justice to Logical Remainders in QCA
T2 - Moving Beyond the Standard Analysis
AU - Schneider, Carsten Q.
AU - Wagemann, Claudius
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - Limited diversity is among the most understudied methodological challenges. QCA allows for a more conscious treatment of logical remainders than most other comparative methods. The current state of the art is the Standard Analysis (Ragin 2008; Ragin and Sonnett 2004). We discuss two of its pitfalls, both rooted in the primacy given to parsimony. First, the Standard Analysis is no safeguard against untenable assumptions. As a remedy, we propose the Enhanced Standard Analysis (ESA). Second, researchers should consider including theoretically sound counterfactual claims even if they do not contribute to parsimony. We label this Theory-Guided Enhanced Standard Analysis (TESA).
AB - Limited diversity is among the most understudied methodological challenges. QCA allows for a more conscious treatment of logical remainders than most other comparative methods. The current state of the art is the Standard Analysis (Ragin 2008; Ragin and Sonnett 2004). We discuss two of its pitfalls, both rooted in the primacy given to parsimony. First, the Standard Analysis is no safeguard against untenable assumptions. As a remedy, we propose the Enhanced Standard Analysis (ESA). Second, researchers should consider including theoretically sound counterfactual claims even if they do not contribute to parsimony. We label this Theory-Guided Enhanced Standard Analysis (TESA).
U2 - 10.1177/1065912912468269h
DO - 10.1177/1065912912468269h
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84873954629
SN - 1065-9129
VL - 66
SP - 211
EP - 220
JO - Political Research Quarterly
JF - Political Research Quarterly
IS - 1
ER -