case studies

Question 1

what is a case study

Answer 1

detailed investigation of a single, group or institution of individuals

Question 2

why are case studies sometimes only a small sample

Answer 2

as there may only be a few ppl who posses these rare behaviours

Question 3

what is a longitudinal case study

Answer 3

one which lasts weeks, months, years or decades, (changes are observed over time)

Question 4

what do case studies involve

Answer 4

several different types of methods (e.g observations, interviews etc)

Question 5

why do case studies involve several different types of methods?

Answer 5

to check for consistency, reliability, ad validity

Question 6

adv of case studies

Answer 6

• create oppt for rich yield of data, and the depth of the data can in turn bring high levels of validity
• studying abnormalities, can give insights into how things work when functioning correctly
• allows observation of thing that would be unethical to impose of ppl themselves

Question 7

disadv of case studies

Answer 7

• they’re unusual by nature so will have poor reliability as being able to replicate will be unlikely
• researcher bias may occur, and lose objectivity for what they are testing
• due to small sample size data cannot be generalised to wider population