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noun

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.

case history.

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Origin of case study

First recorded in 1930–35

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In a case study from Metric Theory, Target Impression Share bidding, the total cost per click increased with both mobile and desktop devices.
Smart Bidding: Five ways machine learning improves PPC advertising|Gabrielle Sadeh|February 10, 2021|Search Engine Watch
It would also become the subject of a fair number of business school case studies.
GameStop futures rally again. Should investors worry?|Bernhard Warner|February 3, 2021|Fortune
Not just blog posts, you can also share other resources like case studies, podcast episodes, and webinars via Instagram Stories.
B2B lead generation using Instagram Stories: Six tips with examples|Sumeet Anand|January 22, 2021|Search Engine Watch
They become the architecture for a case study of Flint, expressed in a more personal and poetic way than a straightforward investigation could.
In ‘Standpipe,’ David Hardin offers poignant, fleeting reflections on the Flint water crisis|Kerri Arsenault|January 21, 2021|Washington Post

The Creek Fire was a case study in the challenge facing today’s fire analysts, who are trying to predict the movements of fires that are far more severe than those seen just a decade ago.
What the complex math of fire modeling tells us about the future of California’s forests|Amy Nordrum|January 18, 2021|MIT Technology Review
A case study would be your Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke.
The Resurrection of Kristen Stewart|Marlow Stern|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
He was asked to review a case study out of Lebanon that had cited his work.
How Big Pharma Holds Back in the War on Cancer|ProPublica|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
One 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|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 Swain
The 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. Wolf
How 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

case study

noun

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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