The Comparative Method

Ragin, C. C. (1987). The Comparative Method: Moving Beyond Qualitative and Quantitative Strategies. University of California Press.

Type

Book

Intellectual base

Review or monograph

Year

1987

DOI

10.1525/j.ctt1pnx57

Link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pnx57

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Primes

• Comparative Method
  • Ragin's The Comparative Method (1987) and his later development of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) sought to systematize case selection so that researchers could work transparently with modest numbers of cases (10–50 typically) while clarifying which case combinations led to the outcome of interest and which did not.

    This sourceBoolean / set-theoretic approach to case analysis; introduces Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) for transparent case-selection with modest numbers of cases — supports the Manages-Complexity claim about systematizing case selection.

Domain-specific

• Qualitative comparative analysis
  • The entry records a descriptive analytical identity; practical use requires the governing domain's evidence, standards, and safety obligations.

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