In Which Situation Would a Case Study Be an Appropriate

question 15

Multiple Choice

In which situation would a case study be an appropriate research method to utilise?

• A) when reliability and validity are important to the researchers
• B) when researchers wish to access rich data over a period of time
• C) when the researchers wish to directly test exposure to environmental stimuli prior to the case study beginning
• D) when research is time constrained

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Definitions:

Random Sample

A subset of individuals chosen from a larger set, where each member has an equal chance of being selected, ensuring unbiased representation.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from the sample statistics, that is believed to contain the true population parameter with a certain probability.

Standard Deviation

A quantitative assessment of how much data points diverge from the average value in a series.

Mean Weight

The average weight calculated by summing all the weights in a dataset and dividing by the number of observations.