suffnec {QCA3} | R Documentation |
creates a matrix of the sufficiency and necessity scores for a crisp set or fuzzy set data frame.
suffnec(x, use = c("complete", "pairwise")) ## S3 method for class 'suffnec': print(x, digits = 3, ...)
x |
For coincide, x is a dataframe of crip set or fuzzy set data, which ranges from 0 to 1. |
use |
The method of handling missing data. "complete" means listwise deletion and "pairwise" means pairwise deletion. |
digits |
a non-null value for 'digits' specifies the minimum number of significant digits to be printed in values. |
... |
arguments passed to default method of print. |
In the terminology of set theory, if X is the sufficient condition of Y, then the score of X should be consistently less or equal than that of Y. Similarly, if X is the necessary condition of Y, then the sore of X should be consistently greater or equal than that of Y. The necessary score measures such consitency. The formulas can be found in Ragin(2006:297).
A list of two matrixs of consistency score.
suff |
Sufficiency Scores Matrix,measuring the consistency score of 'X is sufficient condition of Y'. |
nec |
Necessity Scores Matrix, measuring the consistency score of 'X is necessary condition of Y'. |
Ronggui HUANG
Ragin, Charles C. 2006. "Set Relations in Social Research:Evaluating Their Consistency and Coverage." Political Analysis 14 (3) : 291-310