A package for qualitative comparative analysis the r journal. Key features of qca software programs and addon modules. Fsqca analysis performed on the current data benefits from the use of the fsqca 2. Qca is becoming increasingly popular with social scientists, but none of the existing software alternatives. The current version of the fsqca software as of this writing, version 2. We elaborate on the six steps of our procedure, describing them in chronological order.
Fuzzy set analysis agency for health research and quality. The program, along with a manual and a selection of working papers, is. Running programs like utilities and compilers in a linuxunix environment. Fsq reports is a tool that allows you to retrieve vital information about your windows volumes and file systems. Is there any software for qualitative comparative analisys, besides. The software can be used for csqca crispset qualitative comparative analysis and mvqca multivalue qca calculations. How to interpret the solutions produced by the standard analysis button in the truth table procedure both crisp and fuzzy.
Using fsqca a brief guide and workshop for fuzzyset qualitative comparative analysis by ray kent introduction fsqca fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis is a program that uses combinatorial logic, fuzzy set theory and boolean minimisation to work out what combinations of case characteristics may be necessary or sufficient to produce an. In this video, we will further discuss the use of the software package fsqca for doing a qca analysis. It was initially added to our database on 01152011. We studied the relationship between physician organization po care management capabilities and inpatient utilization in order to identify po characteristics or capabilities associated with low inpatient beddays per thousand. Abstract we present qca, a package for performing qualitative comparative analysis qca. The program requires at least a 1ghz processor, svga display and a 16bit sound card. Similarly, users can either display the data graphically with the fsqca program or turn to spss or excel for more elaborate graphical representations. Coverage, on the other hand, is the percent of cases between 0 and 1 with an outcome that are explained by a given pathway.
This software uses the quinemccluskey algorithm which is based on boolean simplification to make multiple comparisons of case configurations represented in the truth table and logically simplify the data. A usystem account allows access to a unix environment for building websites and running utilities, compilers, and software applications. Qca is a methodology that bridges the qualitative and quantitative divide in social science research. Uts programs are endorsed by the centers for disease control and prevention office of public health genomics on the basis of evidence of analytic validity. Comparing universal lynch syndrome tumor screening programs to evaluate associations between implementation strategies and patient followthrough. Here, we will use software developed by charles ragin to perform fsqca on a dataset ive collected on newspaper coverage of lgbt social movement organizations. Qualitative comparative analysis qca is a new analytic technique that uses boolean algebra to implement principles of comparison used by scholars engaged in the qualitative study of macro social phenomena.
Is there any software for qualitative comparative analisys, besides the fsqca. The default filename for the program s installer is fsqca. Id like to know if there is a software for qualitative comparative analysis for use in. See a full list of usystem software and utilities available. In the last video, we discussed the first step in using the program, which is uploading a data matrix. Using qualitative comparative analysis qca to study. A short guide getting started with tosmana can be found.
In this lecture, i will show you how to use the program fsqca version 3. C i isnecessary and sufficientcause of e, if pe c i 0, and pec i 1, there are no realistic examples of such causes in social life. Fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis part 2 thomas elliott these instructions build on a previous handout, which give an introduction to the basics of set theory and fsqca. Education software downloads fsqca by charles ragin, sean davey and many more programs are available for instant and free download. Qualitative comparative analysis qca is a new analytic technique that uses boolean algebra to implement principles of comparison used by. Therefore, check all calculations performed with the software with other software packages prior to publication.
The third is the thresholds we are using to transform the data. The table shows the configurations that are sufficient for the outcome firm. Physician organization care management capabilities. Software programs are available to assist in performing qca. The building block of fuzzyset qca is fuzzy membership of cases such as primary care practices in a set of cases with a given characteristic. Fsqca is listed in the worlds largest and most authoritative dictionary database of abbreviations and acronyms. The rst is a vector of values to be transformed, the second is the type of set fuzzy or crisp we are creating. The software that we will discuss can be used for all major analytic steps which is convenient and practical as doing all the analysis manually is time consuming.
So, enter 1 under survived for the first two rows and a. If there is a software program that we are missing, please email claude rubinson. In the following sections, we outline the procedure we developed to calibrate qualitative interview data to obtain fuzzyset values ready to be loaded, for instance, into the fsqca 2. However, this new version of the fsqca software requires an updated mac os, to high sierra 10. Download adobe acrobat reader in order to be able to read the fsqca manual in the pdf format version date fsqca. Fsqca fuzzyset qualitative comparative analysis was set up to support an approach to calibration the calibrate function that anchors the fully in and fully out conditions at 0. Necessity scores six cases were highly functional, 11 moderately functional, and 3 non functional fig 2. Holding a clear monopoly, fsqca is by far the most common software with 82%. Using qualitative comparative analysis qca to study patient. Software compatibility the windows software is written in ansi c, and is compatible with win vista, winxp, win7 and win8. Tosmana is work in progress and currently a sideline product of my work. However these users can utilise the software by making small. Use for which any financial return is received shall be defined as commercial use, and includes 1 integration of all or part of the source code or the software into a product for sale or license by or on behalf of licensee to third parties or 2 use of the software or any derivative of it for research with the final aim of developing.
The default filename for the programs installer is fsqca. This video demonstrates how the two qca software programs fsqca and tosmana, which more than 90 percent of all qca users employ for their analyses, conceal many models that fit the. The membership scores can fall anywhere between the two extremes 0 or 1, with 1 being full. Tailings slurry soft soil consolidation analysis fsca is a 1d finite strain consolidation analysis software used to determine rate and amount of settlement for tailings, slurry and soft soils. Fsca is based on the finite strain consolidation theory gibson et al. Tosmana is a tool for qualitative comparative analysis qca. Fsqca fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis is a program that uses. An updated version of the fsqca software version 3. Evalc3, microsoft excel windows, qca type configurational analysis. The fsqca method allows the analysis of combinations of conditions that lead to the outcome of interest, in our case firm survival.
Truth table findings can be summarized as written statements, venn diagrams, or solution formulas that identify combinations of conditions linked to positive outcomes, and combinations that are linked to negative. Similarly, you can either display the data graphically with the fsqca program see. With the outcome and 11 antecedent conditions, fsqca analysis was performed on both sets of data separately to identify the possible combinations of conditions which describe extremelyfrequent bartavern visit behavior. Qca is becoming increasingly popular with social scientists, but none of the existing software alternatives covers the full range of core procedures. Once you have your data in the fsqca program and have completed some preliminary analyses, you have the option to either edit the data in fsqca see chapter2, or edit your data with the help of software packages you are more familiar with i. Fsqca fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis is a program that uses combinatorial logic, fuzzy set theory and boolean minimisation to work out what combinations of case characteristics may be necessary or sufficient to produce an outcome. March 2628, 2020 in irvine, california click workshop for more information.
A package for qualitative comparative analysis by alrik thiem and adrian dusa. Comparing universal lynch syndrome tumor screening. An extensive set of functions to perform qualitative comparative analysis. Sufficiency usually goes without necessity and vice versa. In our replication, the ron score is remarkably low 0. If users choose spss or excel for these operations, users need to save the fsqca file and transfer it to the program of their choice. For the purposes of this research, significance of a pathway solution was based on a consistency value of 0. Please download important background reading or consult my new book, redesigning social inquiry university of chicago press, 2008. Is there any software for qualitative comparative analisys. Once you have your data in the fsqca program and have completed some. In order to open fsqca data in excel, save the fsqca data spreadsheet in comma separated format. We used fuzzyset qualitative comparative analysis fsqca to conduct an exploratory comparative case series study.
This may be the reason why this issue arises with this software. Table 6 reports the results of the analysis performed with fsqca 3. Tosmana and fsqca are the two most widely used programs. Make sure that the string variables in the fsqca data file are written without spaces in between them no embedded spaces. How to interpret the solutions produced by the standard analysis button in the. Structuring the calibration of qualitative data as sets.
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