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

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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 languageEnglish
JournalSociological Methods & Research (SMR)
Volumein press
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Oct 2018

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Early access OCt 19 2020

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