Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA) Does Exactly What It Should Do When Applied Properly: A Reply to a Comment on NCA

Jan Dul; B Vis; G Goertz

doi:10.1177/0049124118799383

Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA) Does Exactly What It Should Do When Applied Properly: A Reply to a Comment on NCA

Jan Dul, B Vis, G Goertz

Department of Technology and Operations Management

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Abstract

There are two problems with the comment of Thiem about necessary condition analysis (NCA): First, it is based on wrong assumptions about what NCA aims to do. Second, it applies NCA incorrectly. These are critical errors such that the comment’s conclusions about NCA are flawed. Contrary to what the comment states, NCA is a valid method for identifying necessary conditions.

Original language	English
Journal	Sociological Methods & Research (SMR)
Volume	in press
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0049124118799383
Publication status	Published - 7 Oct 2018

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Early access OCt 19 2020

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Supplemental Material, Appendix_1_Replication_file_Dul_Vis_Goertz_2018 - Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA) Does Exactly What It Should Do When Applied Properly: A Reply to a Comment on NCA
Dul, J. (Creator), Vis, B. (Creator) & Goertz, G. (Creator), 2018
DOI: 10.25384/sage.7182146.v1, https://sage.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Supplemental_Material_Appendix_1_Replication_file_Dul_Vis_Goertz_2018_-_Necessary_Condition_Analysis_NCA_Does_Exactly_What_It_Should_Do_When_Applied_Properly_A_Reply_to_a_Comment_on_NCA/7182146/1
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Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA) Does Exactly What It Should Do When Applied Properly: A Reply to a Comment on NCA
Dul, J. (Creator), Vis, B. (Creator) & Goertz, G. (Creator), 2018
DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.4259258.v1, https://sage.figshare.com/collections/Necessary_Condition_Analysis_NCA_Does_Exactly_What_It_Should_Do_When_Applied_Properly_A_Reply_to_a_Comment_on_NCA/4259258/1
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Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA) Does Exactly What It Should Do When Applied Properly: A Reply to a Comment on NCA*
Dul, J. (Creator), Vis, B. (Creator) & Goertz, G. (Creator), 2021
DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.4259258.v2, https://sage.figshare.com/collections/Necessary_Condition_Analysis_NCA_Does_Exactly_What_It_Should_Do_When_Applied_Properly_A_Reply_to_a_Comment_on_NCA/4259258/2
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