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Disadvantage of Case Study Method

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Question: Which of the following is one of the disadvantages of the case-study method?

- Focus is placed upon several individuals at a time
- Cause-and-effect links cannot be established
- Only one technique is used to gather data
- Provides very generalizable findings

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This solution briefly investigates the disadvantage of the case study method and provides a reference link.

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Focus is placed upon several individuals at a time (false, done on one person)
Cause-and-effect links cannot be ...

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