2007-03-28 02:01:53 · 4 answers · asked by awais130 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The case study is but one several ways of doing social science research. Other ways include experiments, surveys, a histories, and analysis of archival information.
Rather than using large samples and following a rigid protocol to examine a limited number of variables, case study methods involve an in-depth, longitudinal examination of a single instance or event: a case. They provide a systematic way of looking at events, collecting data, analyzing information, and reporting the results. As a result the researcher may gain a sharpened understanding of why the instance happened as it did, and what might become important to look at more extensively in future research. Case studies lend themselves to both generating and testing hypotheses
2007-03-28 02:05:58 · answer #1 · answered by Jeanne Lee 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Study of cases?
2007-03-28 09:06:10 · answer #2 · answered by sexy-star 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One entry found for case study.
Main Entry: case study
Function: noun
1 : an intensive analysis of an individual unit (as a person or community) stressing developmental factors in relation to environment
2 : CASE HISTORY
2007-03-28 13:37:12 · answer #3 · answered by carly071 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An uncontrolled (prospective or retrospective) observational study involving an intervention and outcome in a single patient.
2007-03-28 09:07:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋