case study
a study of an individual unit, as a person, family, or social group, usually emphasizing developmental issues and relationships with the environment, especially in order to compare a larger group to the individual unit.
Origin of case study
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How to use case study in a sentence
A case study would be your Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke.
A good case study for the minority superhero problem is Luke Cage.
Fear of a Minority Superhero: Marvel's Obsession with White Guys Saving the World | Marlow Stern | August 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was asked to review a case study out of Lebanon that had cited his work.
Instead, now we have a political science case-study proving how political fortunes can shift and change at warp speed.
Should Christie Resign from the Republican Governors Association? | Myra Adams | January 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne interesting case study is Sir Arthur Evans, the original excavator and “restorer” of the Minoan palace of Knossos on Crete.
The Classics are Dead! Long Live the Classics! Mary Beard’s New Book | Nick Romeo | September 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
As this is a case study, it should be said that my first mistake was in discrediting my early religious experience.
What and Where is God? | Richard La Rue SwainThe author of a recent case study of democracy in a frontier county commented on the need for this kind of investigation.
The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784 | George D. WolfHow could a case study of Virginia during this period illustrate these developments?
The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 | Virginia State Dept. of Education
British Dictionary definitions for case study
the act or an instance of analysing one or more particular cases or case histories with a view to making generalizations
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