Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) is a methodology for obtaining linguistic
summarizations from data that are associated with cases. It was developed by the eminent …

Subsethood, which is to measure the degree of set inclusion relation, is predominant in
fuzzy set theory. This paper introduces some basic concepts of spatial granules, coarse-fine …

The purpose of this book is to present new mathematical techniques for modeling global
issues. These mathematical techniques are used to determine linear equations between a …

The connection between logical implication and the subsethood relationship is apparent
when bivalent logic and crisp set theory are examined. When fuzzy logic and fuzzy set …

This paper discusses the effort that scholars have been engaged in to develop the
necessary theoretical basis for political scientists to apply fuzzy logic to empirical analysis in …

The rational choice model developed for economics has been adopted by the political
science communtity. Unfortunately the rational choice model does not seem to be as …

Associational rules are very popular in the area of data mining. Their development and
research began in the early 1990's in relation to market basket analysis. Observational …