Case Studies

Question 1

What is a case study?

Answer 1

A record of detailed information about an individual or a small group of people. They can be studied longitudinally or retrospectively using observations, questionnaires and interviews and it collects detailed qualitative data

Question 2

What are two strengths of case studies?

Answer 2

It has high ecological validity and it produces rich, meaningful data

Question 3

What are two limitations of case studies?

Answer 3

It’s difficult to replicate and it’s difficult to generalise