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Original Articles

Using case‐based approaches to analyse large datasets: a comparison of Ragin’s fsQCA and fuzzy cluster analysis

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Pages 31-48 | Received 29 Sep 2009, Accepted 31 Mar 2010, Published online: 30 Jul 2010

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