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Ragin, Charles C.

Fuzzy-set social science / Charles C. Ragin. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2000. - xviii, 352 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

pt. 1. Diversity-Oriented Research. 1. Diversity-Oriented Research: Between Complexity and Generality. 2. Constituting Populations. 3. Studying Cases as Configurations. 4. Causal Complexity. 5. The Logic of Diversity-Oriented Research --
pt. 2. Fuzzy-Set Methods. 6. Fuzzy Sets and the Study of Diversity. 7. Using Fuzzy Sets to Constitute Cases and Populations. 8. Fuzzy Sets and Necessary Conditions. 9. Using Fuzzy Sets to Study Sufficient Conditions. 10. Causal Complexity: Applying Fuzzy-Set Methods. 11. Fuzzy Sets and the Dialogue between Ideas and Evidence.

In this innovative approach to the practice of social science, Charles Ragin explores the use of fuzzy sets to bridge the divide between quantitive and qualitative methods. He argues that fuzzy sets allow a far richer dialogue between ideas and evidence in social research than previously possible.

ISBN: 9780226702773

Publisher. No.: Zafaa Books & Distributors Inderlok Delhi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Social sciences
Fuzzy sets.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Sciences sociales -- Recherche

Dewey Class. No.: 300.151 CHA