Case Study Evaluation Q And A

CASE STUDY EVALUATION Q AND A

Strengthsvfofvfcasevfstudiesvf-vf+Invfdepth,vfrich,vfdetailedvfinfo
+Insightvfforvffuturevfresearch

Limitationsvfofvfcasevfstudiesvf-vf-Takevfavflongvftime
-Eachvfindividualvfisvfunique,vfcan'tvfbevfgeneralised
-Ethicalvfissues
-Retrospectivevfdatavfisvfoftenvfused
-Researchervfbias,vfsubjectivity
-Lacksvfreliability

Explainvfthevfstrengthvf-vfRich,vfdetailedvfinformation.vf-
vfDatavfgatheredvfinvfcasevfstudiesvfisvfrichvfandvfdetailed.vfThisvfmayvfshedvflightvfonvfunusu

alvfformsvfofvfbehaviour.

Explainvfthevfstrengthvf-vfInsightvfforvffuturevfresearchvf-
vfFindingsvffromvfcasevfstudiesvfarevfoftenvfunusualvfandvfrare.vfThesevffindingsvfprovidevfavf

basisvfforvffurthervfresearch.vfForvfexample,vfHMvfleadvftovffurthervfresearchvfintovfthevfrolevf
ofvfthevfhippocampusvfinvfmemory.

Explainvfthevflimitationvf-vfTakevfavflongvftimevf-
vfMostvfcasevfstudiesvftakevfavflongvftimevfforvfthevfcollectionvfandvfanalysisvfofvfdatavfwhichvf

meansvfthatvftheyvfrequirevflotsvfofvftimevfandvfmoney.vfSo,vfthevffindingsvfcanvfnotvfbevfquick
lyvfassessedvfandvfitvfmayvfnotvfbevfanvfeconomicalvfmethodvfofvfinvestigatingvfbehaviour.

Explainvfthevflimitationvf-vfCan'tvfbevfgeneralisedvf-
vfEachvfindividualvfandvftheirvfexperiencevfisvfunique,vfsovfresultsvfcannotvfbevfgeneralisedvft

ovfothers.

Explainvfthevflimitationvf-vfEthicalvfissuesvf-
vfImportantvfethicalvfissuesvfsuchvfasvfconfidentialityvfandvfanonymity.vfManyvfcasesvfarevfi

dentifiablevfbecausevfofvftheirvfuniquevfcharacteristicsvfevenvfwhenvfnamesvfarevfnotvfgiven
.vfPsychologicalvfharmvfifvfrepeatedvfovervflongvfperiodsvfofvftime.vfSomevfcannotvfgivevfinfo
rmedvfconsent.

Explainvfthevflimitationvf-vfRetrospectivevfdatavfisvfoftenvfusedvf-
vfInformationvfgatheredvfinvfcasevfstudiesvfisvfoftenvfbasedvfonvfretrospectivevfdata,vfwhichvf

matvfnotvfbevfaccurate,vfandvfevidencevffromvfanvfindividual'svfpastvfmayvfbevfdifficultvftovfver
ify.

Explainvfthevflimitationvf-Researchervfbias,vfsubjectivityvf-
vfInformationvfthatvfendsvfupvfonvfthevffinalvfreportvfisvfbasedvfonvfsubjectivevfselectionvfandvfi

nterpretationvfofvfthevfresearcher.vfResearchersvfmayvfgetvftovfknowvfthevfindividualvfwell,vf
whichvfmayvfleadvftovflossvfofvfobjectivity.