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This chapter addresses single-case research designs’ peculiarities, characteristics, and significant fallacies. A single case research design is a collective term for an in-depth analysis of a small non-random sample. The focus of this design is in-depth. This characteristic distinguishes the case study research from other research designs that understand the individual case as a relatively insignificant and interchangeable aspect of a population or sample. Also, researchers find relevant information on writing a single case research design paper and learn about typical methods used for this research design. The chapter closes by referring to overlapping and adjacent research designs.
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cipline-specific applications of case study methods and describe the appropriate research questions addressed by case studies. I follow this description with methods considerations, including case study design, research questions, sample size, data collection, and data analysis. Note that there are many approaches and styles to case study research.
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SAGE, 2009 - Psychology - 219 pages. Providing a complete portal to the world of case study research, the Fourth Edition of Robert K. Yin's bestselling text Case Study Research offers comprehensive coverage of the design and use of the case study method as a valid research tool. This thoroughly revised text now covers more than 50 case ...
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