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Quantifying the qualitative : information theory for comparative case analysis

By: Drozdova, KatyaContributor(s): Gaubatz, Kurt TaylorMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: Callifornia : SAGE, [2017] ©2017Description: xxvi, 161 pages : illustrationsISBN: 9781483392479; 1483392473 Subject(s): Social sciences | Information theory | Social sciencesDDC classification: 300.72

Contents:

Enhancing Small-n Analysis: Information Theory and the Method of Structured-Focused Comparison -- The Information Revolution -- Case Selection -- The Information Method: If You Can Count, You Can Do It -- Information Metrics at Work: Three Examples -- Sensitivity Analysis: Entropy, Inference, and Error -- The QCA Connection -- Conclusion.

Summary: With clear, step-by-step examples and inclusion of techniques that can be applied to a variety of settings, this book lays out a systematic approach to comparative case analysis based on fundamental insights of information theory

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Includes index

Enhancing Small-n Analysis: Information Theory and the Method of Structured-Focused Comparison --
The Information Revolution --
Case Selection --
The Information Method: If You Can Count, You Can Do It --
Information Metrics at Work: Three Examples --
Sensitivity Analysis: Entropy, Inference, and Error --
The QCA Connection --
Conclusion.

With clear, step-by-step examples and inclusion of techniques that can be applied to a variety of settings, this book lays out a systematic approach to comparative case analysis based on fundamental insights of information theory

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