case study

case study

n.

1. A detailed analysis of a person or group, especially as a model of medical, psychiatric, psychological, or social phenomena.

2.

a. A detailed intensive study of a unit, such as a corporation or a corporate division, that stresses factors contributing to its success or failure.

b. An exemplary or cautionary model; an instructive example: "Before they lost their independence, [the two companies] were case studies in unsuccessful long-term planning" (T. Boone Pickens, Jr.)

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case study

n

the act or an instance of analysing one or more particular cases or case histories with a view to making generalizations

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	case study - a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure report, written report, study - a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale" corp, corporation - a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
	2.	case study - a detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or psychological or medical point of view analysis - an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole

Translations

case study [keɪs ˈstʌdɪ] n → casistica