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The Methodology of Necessary Conditions

Braumoeller, Bear F., Goertz, Gary·2000·American Journal of Political Science

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  • Uncertainty about contradictory cases might come from measurement error, as suggested by Braumoeller and Goertz (2000).

    “Obviously, this uncertainty might come from measurement error, as is suggested by Braumoeller and Goertz (2000, 848).”
  • If counterexamples are likely due to measurement error, the necessary condition hypothesis can be maintained despite these counterexamples.

    “In this case, the necessary condition hypothesis can be maintained despite these counterexamples.”
  • The suggestions for addressing measurement error made by Dion, Braumoeller and Goertz, and Clark, Gilligan, and Golder have found little or any resonance among scholars employing QCA.

    “These suggestions for explicitly (or implicitly) addressing measurement error made by Dion (1998), Braumoeller and Goertz (2000), and Clark, Gilligan, and Golder (2006) have, however, found little or any resonance among scholars employing QCA.”
  • Braumoeller and Goertz present a simple test for necessary conditions relying on the idea that counterexamples to necessary conditions might be due to measurement error.

    “These authors present a simple test for necessary conditions relying on the idea that counterexamples to necessary conditions might be due to measurement error.”
  • If the extent of measurement error can be assessed, this information can be used to assess whether observed counterexamples to a necessary condition are likely to stem from measurement error.

    “If the extent of this measurement error can be assessed (e.g., through reliability tests), this information can be used to assess whether observed counterexamples to a necessary condition are likely to stem from measurement error.”

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Authors
Braumoeller, B. F., & Goertz, G.
Venue
American Journal of Political Science
Publisher
JSTOR
Published
2000-10
Volume
44
Issue
4
Pages
844
ISSN
0092-5853 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2321718921
Cited by
255
References
38
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 16 · 2014: 15 · 2013: 17 · 2012: 15
FWCI
25.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
American Journal of Political Science (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Science Research and Education
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy and History of Science
Keywords
necessary conditions, causal inference, methodological issues

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