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7 - Conclusions – SMMR in Practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2024

Carsten Q. Schneider
Affiliation:
Central European University, Vienna
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This concluding chapter discusses various aspects related to the use of SMMR: how does SMMR relate to existing advice for case selection; in which sequence should the different SMMR designs be applied; how should one choose among SMMR designs if all of them cannot be performed due to constraints (time, money, data, etc.); which types of sets (crisp or fuzzy) should one use when planning to perform SMMR; how can SMMR be fruitfully combined with theory evaluation, robustness tests, cluster diagnostics, and procedures that integrate time and temporality into the QCA? Learning goals: - Reflect on challenges in putting SMMR into practice - Understand the different ways in which to choose among the various SMMR designs - Learn about the implications of using different types of sets in SMMR - Develop ideas on how to combine SMMR with other, advanced tools in set-theoretic methods that share the feature of classifying cases - Further appreciate the full suit of SMMR designs as the yardstick for measures to be taken to strengthen descriptive and causal inference

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Set-Theoretic Multi-Method Research
A Guide to Combining QCA and Case Studies
, pp. 222 - 242
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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