By presenting the configural approach, this section laid the foundations of subsequent analyses. Researchers know how to select variables, reduce data scales and build configurations. Karnaugh maps, at first a computer science technique for deriving logical equations, have been transformed into a graphical display of data frequencies. We describe in the upcoming chapters how Karnaugh maps are well-suited for the representation of configural dynamics and how to statistically analyze the dynamics of systems from a configural perspective.