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Well, TOSMANA also has some features that fsQCA does not have (but I agree that the new R packages generally outperform the two programs). You can check http://www.compasss.org/software.htm for a brief intro to the major programs/packages. You can also consult Schneider, Carsten Q. and Claudius Wagemann (2012): Set-Theoretic Methods for the Social Sciences. A Guide to Qualitative Comparative Analysis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Schneider/Wagemann discuss QCA software in this book. Regards, Ingo _______________________________________________________________ Ingo Rohlfing Assistant Professor Cologne Graduate School in Management, Economics and Social Sciences Richard-Strauß-Str. 2 D-50931 Köln Tel: +49 (0)221 470-1233 Fax: +49(0)221 470-1253 https://ingorohlfing.wordpress.com/welcome/ -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Qualitative Comparative Analysis and Related Methodology Debates [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Im Auftrag von David Gmail Gesendet: Donnerstag, 30. Mai 2013 14:27 An: [log in to unmask] Betreff: Re: Using QCA Software on a MAC Thanks. Guess its time I got used to R - I'm an old SPSS guy and never bothered - Oxford is divided ideologically between the two camps! Thanks for the advice. David Sent from my iPhone Professor David Robertson St Hugh's College Oxford 0X2 6LE 01865 274941 On 30 May 2013, at 12:57, Damien Bol <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > None of them. Use the R package (if you're a quantitativist, you should already be familiar the program, right?). If you really don't want to use R (for whatever reason), use FS/QCA. Tosmana is too limited to be used for conducting a proper QCA as such. > > Best, > Damien. > > Le 30 mai 2013 à 07:25, David Robertson <[log in to unmask]> a écrit : > > First, thanks to all who replied to my first message. I have done what everyone said I should, and installed Parallels. > > Secondly, as this gives me a range of possible software, I'd like one more bit of advice. As a new comer (though with long experience in quantitative research) interested in seeing if QCA will help with a project, and learning how to use it, I seem to have a choice really between Tosmana and fsQCA - does anyone have a preference for first time users? The project in question is Comparative Historical Sociology, by the way. > > Thanks again, > > David