Getting started with TOSMANA
Dr. Lasse Cronqvist
FB III / Politikwissenschaft
University of Trier
cronqvist@uni-trier.de
This document illustrates a first simple use of TOSMANA for csQCA. It aims to clarify the import of data
as well as all steps necessary for a complete analysis. The text describes the main functions of the
software, but it does not cover all features of TOSMANA. Please refer to the manual found on the
TOSMANA website for further information.
Created on June 28th 2016 based on: Cronqvist, Lasse. 2016. Tosmana - Tool for Small-N Analysis [Version 1.4]. University of Trier. Internet:
(Published: Juni 21st 2016). The data included is taken from : Rihoux, Benoît; De Meur, Gisèle (2009): Crisp-Set
Qualitative Comparative Analysis (csQCA). In: Benoît Rihoux und Charles C. Ragin (Eds.): Configurational comparative methods. Qualitative