QCA (version 0.2-0)

createChart: Create the prime implicants chart

Description

This function creates a chart having the prime implicants on the rows and the observed combinations of conditions on the columns. It is useful to determine visually which prime implicant (if any) is essential. The chart is subsequently processed algorithmically to further reduce the reduntant prime implicants.

Usage

createChart(rows, columns)

Arguments

rows

a vector of strings, containing the prime implicants

columns

a vector of strings, containing all combinations of conditions from the original data

Value

• a logical matrix showing which conditions from the (minimized) prime implicants are found in which columns

References

Ragin, Charles C. 1987 The Comparative Method. Moving beyond qualitative and quantitative strategies, Berkeley: University of California Press

Examples

createChart(c("A", "b", "C"), c("ABC", "aBc", "Abc", "aBC"))