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Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Medical and Epidemiological Data
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: Received: 29 September 2023 / Approved: 29 September 2023 / Online: 29 September 2023 (13:05:00 CEST)
How to cite: Tsvetkov, V.; Tokin, I. Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Medical and Epidemiological Data. Preprints 2023, 2023092111. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.2111.v1 Tsvetkov, V.; Tokin, I. Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Medical and Epidemiological Data. Preprints 2023, 2023092111. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.2111.v1
Abstract
Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) was developed by Charles Ragin in 1987 for the comparative analysis of small data sets. The method has become widespread in sociological and economic research. There are examples of successful use of QCA in the field of medicine and epidemiology. The purpose of this review is to describe the key stages of QCA with a discussion the application of this method to the analysis of medical and epidemiological data.
Keywords
qualitative comparative analysis; qualitative analysis; data mining; calibration; truth table; logical minimization; QMC; eQMC; CCubes
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Other
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