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The R Journal

Date of this Version

6-2015

Document Type

Article

Citation

The R Journal (June 2015) 7(1); Editor: Bettina Grün

Comments

Copyright 2015, The R Foundation. Open access material. License: CC BY 3.0 Unported

Abstract

We present cna, a package for performing Coincidence Analysis (CNA). CNA is a configurational comparative method for the identification of complex causal dependencies—in particular, causal chains and common cause structures—in configurational data. After a brief introduction to the method’s theoretical background and main algorithmic ideas, we demonstrate the use of the package by means of an artificial and a real-life data set. Moreover, we outline planned enhancements of the package that will further increase its applicability.

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