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Definition of Case study

1. Noun. A careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure.

2. Noun. A detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or psychological or medical point of view.

Definition of Case study

1. Noun. Research performed in detail on a single individual, group, incident or community, as opposed to, for instance, a sample of the whole population. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Case Study

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Literary usage of Case study

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publication of the American Sociological Society by American Sociological Association (1917)
"case study method emphasizes the total situation or combination of factors, ... A case study of a delinquent boy is presented to illustrate the study of the ..."

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