What Is the Big Disadvantage of the Case Study Method

question 53

Multiple Choice

What is the big disadvantage of the case study method?

• A) It describes isolated variables, not the whole phenomenon.
• B) It is rarely the source of testable hypotheses.
• C) It does not usually apply to particular individuals, only to groups.
• D) It is not generalizable.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

An index showing the degree of spread or variability among a collection of numbers.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from the statistical analysis of data, that is likely to include the true population parameter with a certain level of confidence.

Sample

A subset of individuals or observations from a population used to estimate parameters or statistics of the whole population.

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by summing them up and dividing by the number of summands.