ThSQCA · sweep builder

Turn a fixed-threshold QCA setup into sweep code

Already have a working QCA::truthTable() / minimize() analysis? Pick a sweep type, fill in the same variables and thresholds you already use, and copy out the equivalent ThSQCA call.

1Sweep type

2Data & variables

Data object R variable name

Outcome column name

Outcome threshold fixed value

Outcome threshold range e.g. 6:9

Condition variables comma-separated column names

3Condition thresholds

Most conditions are on their raw scale and get dichotomized at a threshold. If one is already calibrated to fuzzy-set membership scores in [0, 1], check fuzzy 0–1 for it — it is then passed straight through (via pre_calibrated) with no threshold, and won't be offered as a variable to sweep.

4Analysis settings

incl.cut consistency

n.cut frequency

Solution type

5Directional expectations dir.exp, one per condition

For each condition: does its presence/high level (Favors outcome) or its absence/low level (Disfavors outcome) help produce the outcome, or is there No expectation either way? This is exactly what turns the parsimonious solution into the intermediate solution — the type most QCA guides (Ragin 2008; Schneider & Wagemann 2012) recommend reporting.

Advanced (extract_mode, pri.cut)

extract_mode

pri.cut

Generated R code

Why trust the numbers: every sweep function delegates truth-table construction and Boolean minimization to QCA::truthTable() and QCA::minimize() unchanged. ThSQCA only loops, collects, and reports — it does not reimplement the computation, so results match a direct QCA run at every cell.