Case study

/keɪs ˈstʌd.i/ noun

Definition

An in-depth investigation of a single individual, group, event, or community, typically involving detailed data collection over time.

Etymology

From Latin 'casus' (a fall, chance, event) + Old English 'studium' (zeal, painstaking application).

Kelly Says

A case study goes DEEP into one person's story — like Phineas Gage's brain injury teaching us about the frontal lobe. One case can change everything we know!

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