QCA is disappointing because it thinks the world is a grid

💐 Causal Mapping: A garden of ideas

(⚒️ Work in progress!)

Glossary
- Glossary
Causal mapping – overview
Task 1 – Gathering causal mapping data
Task 2 – Causal coding – minimalist style
Task 2 & 3 Key ideas and conventions
Task 3 – Answering questions – General
Task 3 – Answering questions – Individual questions
Causal mapping in evaluation
Causal Mapping as QDA
Causal Map app and alternatives
- Causal mapping with kumu
Deductive coding with AI
- Intro – deductive auto-coding
- The deductive autocoding prompt
Inductive coding with AI
Improving rigour in the use of AI in social science
Qualia
Case studies
Getting philosophical
AI and the wider world
Finally
Causal Map App

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Home Glossary Causal mapping – overview Task 1 – Gathering causal mapping data Task 2 – Causal coding – minimalist style Task 2 & 3 Key ideas and conventions Task 3 – Answering questions – General Task 3 – Answering questions – Individual questions Causal mapping in evaluation Causal Mapping as QDA Causal Map app and alternatives Deductive coding with AI Inductive coding with AI Improving rigour in the use of AI in social science Qualia Case studies Getting philosophical AI and the wider world Finally Causal Map App

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There is no hidden vocabulary QCA is disappointing because it is frequentist about causation QCA is disappointing because it thinks the world is a grid Context and the transitivity trap Context, mechanisms and triggers 2 Context, mechanisms and triggers What does a causal coding mean Counterfactuals are part of the meaning of causation but are not necessarily part of how we know about it Just about everything is complex There has always been complexity

🌻 QCA is disappointing because it thinks the world is a grid

TODO

1c A minimalist approach to coding does not code absences

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1c A minimalist approach to coding does not code absences