Case Studies and Research Methods

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Transferability in case studies

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Ability to apply findings to other contexts

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Reasons for using case studies

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In-depth analysis, unique cases

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Ecological validity

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Real-world applicability of study findings

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Artificial study

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Lacks ecological validity

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Descriptive statistics

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Summarizes data to describe sample characteristics

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Deception

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Hiding information or lying to participants

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Stratified sample

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Dividing sample into subpopulations and sampling from each

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Longitudinal study

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Research conducted over a long period of time

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Random sampling

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Every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected

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Operationalization

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Defining variables in practical, measurable terms