Why Is It Difficult to Make Generalizations Based on the Results

question 211

Multiple Choice

Why is it difficult to make generalizations based on the results of case study research?

• A) Because case study research is, by definition, immune to the error of making generalizations.
• B) Because case studies involve far too many people to allow for generalizations. You would be better off using a research design that uses fewer participants.
• C) Because a case study involves only one or a few subjects, their actions may be atypical and not representative of a larger group of people or population.
• D) Because the statistics involved in case study research do not allow one to draw larger conclusions about a population.

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Definitions:

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