Case Studies Case Study Research 2

Question 1

According to Robert Yin, case study research is most appropriate when the research question takes which form?

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How or why questions about contemporary events

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How many or how much questions about large populations

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Who or where questions requiring surveys

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Questions requiring full control over behavioral events

Question 2

In an embedded single-case design, what distinguishes it from a holistic single-case design?

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It includes multiple units of analysis within the case

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It uses multiple cases across different sites

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It relies only on quantitative data

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It excludes contextual conditions entirely

Question 3

A researcher selects a case because it offers unusual access to a phenomenon rarely open to scientific observation. Yin calls this rationale for a single-case design the:

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Revelatory case

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Critical case

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Typical case

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Longitudinal case

Question 4

Which tactic most directly strengthens construct validity in a case study?

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Using multiple sources of evidence that converge on the same facts

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Selecting a larger random sample

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Applying inferential statistics to the findings

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Restricting data collection to a single interview

Question 5

Robert Stake's concept of an 'instrumental' case study means the case is studied primarily to:

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Provide insight into an issue or refine a theory beyond the case itself

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Understand the case for its own intrinsic interest

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Test a statistical hypothesis on a population

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Generate a random sample of similar cases

Question 6

In multiple-case designs, choosing cases expected to produce contrasting results for predictable reasons is called:

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Theoretical replication

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Literal replication

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Random assignment

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Statistical generalization

Question 7

A case study database is maintained separately from the final report primarily to:

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Increase reliability by letting others review the raw evidence

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Reduce the amount of data collected

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Replace the need for a case study protocol

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Guarantee external validity of findings