Statistics and Case Studies as Methods of Sociological Research

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ID20079014
AuthorsErnest W Burgess, Ernest Burgess
Year2016
Pages3-3
Publication date2016-06-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeCHAPTER
VenueCase Studies (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherSAGE Publications Ltd (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4135/9781473915480.n1
OpenAlexW2490893633
ISBN9781473915480
LanguageEN
Citations received10

The term “case study” has played a variety of roles, changing over time, in American methodological discussion. This paper discusses the ways in which it has been used, and their relation to research practice. Its use has often been imprecise, carrying ideological connotations rather than analytical denotation; that does not distinguish it from other terms current in methodological discussion. The connotations cannot be fully understood without placing it in its context, which we attempt to do. We start by outlining the history of the term

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