Title :
Factors contributing to successful democractic consolidation in former communist states: An exploration of solutions to the property ranking issue
Author :
Larsen, Jennifer M. ; Wierman, Mark J. ; Karnik, Adam ; Mordeson, John N. ; Clark, Terry D.
Author_Institution :
Harvard Univ., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
The fuzzy methods for determining associations between variables that have been proposed for use in the social sciences (see Ragin 2000, Smithson and Verkulien 2006) are measures of subsethood. Using these measures with social science data has proven to be problematic. This paper examines the use of fuzzy subsethood and fuzzy equality operators as tools for assessing factors hpothesized to be associated with successful democratic consolition in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
Keywords :
fuzzy set theory; social sciences; communist states; democractic consolidation; fuzzy equality operators; fuzzy methods; fuzzy subsethood; property ranking; social sciences; Data analysis; Europe; Fuzzy systems; Genetic algorithms; Helium; Hydrogen; Information processing; Nominations and elections; Privatization; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Fuzzy Information Processing Society, 2009. NAFIPS 2009. Annual Meeting of the North American
Conference_Location :
Cincinnati, OH
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4575-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4577-6
DOI :
10.1109/NAFIPS.2009.5156395
