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Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA) Does Exactly What It Should Do When Applied Properly

A Reply to a Comment on NCA

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ID11610729
AuthorsJan Dul (0000-0001-6844-2225, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, corresponding author), Barbara Vis (0000-0003-2323-3862, Utrecht University School of Governance, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands), Gary Goertz (0000-0002-2661-820X, Department of Political Science, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN, USA *This is a reply to the comment which is available at)
Year2018
Volume50
Issue2
Pages926-936
Publication date2018-10-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociological Methods & Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0049-1241 • E-ISSN: 1552-8294
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0049124118799383
OpenAlexW2896910813
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited13

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

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