Multiple outcomes in fsQCA

gülce özdemir

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Jul 1, 2021, 5:30:59 AM7/1/21

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Dear all,

I am a beginner in QCA. I am trying to develop my conditions but there are two conditions which can be both condition and outcome. In this regard, my question is that can I have 3 outcomes and 4 conditions?

Kindly,

Gulce

Ingo Rohlfing

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Jul 1, 2021, 7:01:48 AM7/1/21

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Dear Gulce,

as I understand it, it looks like you do theorize a causal chain such as A -> B -> Y, where B is a condition that is caused by A and where B in turn causes Y. The implementation is a little bit more involved and the output more challenging to interpret, but you can implement this in QCA. The QCA package has a causalChain() function that can be used for this purpose.

For starters, one can read about causal chains in set-relational research here:

Baumgartner, Michael (2013): Detecting Causal Chains in Small-N Data. Field Methods 25 (1): 3-24.

Baumgartner ties the analysis of chains to the coincidence analysis algorithm that he developed, but I think the idea behind the analysis of chains also works with other algorithms.

Regards

Ingo

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gülce özdemir

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Jul 1, 2021, 7:24:49 AM7/1/21

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Dear Ingo (if I may),

It was a very clear answer thank you so much. I will definitely look at the article you recommended.