case study
noun
1
: an intensive analysis of an individual unit (such as a person or community) stressing developmental factors in relation to environment
2
Examples of case study in a Sentence
a case study of prisoners
The company's recent history is a case study in bad management.
Recent Examples on the Web
This scene of abandonment is a byproduct of a multibillion-dollar rail project that has spanned three decades and six prime ministers — a case study in the problems Britain encounters when planning large-scale infrastructure, and of the scarring that remains when such projects go awry.
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Stephen Castle, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
There’s no doubt San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich will use Green’s game as a case study in his lessons for how to win games in the NBA.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
While their case study was reviewed and approved before publication by a Zest AI representative, it wasn’t funded by the company.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
As of last month, a case study on the website of an AI company called Quantiphi referenced working on a facial recognition project related to the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
Find a case study that can be retold in a light and engaging way.
—Lisa Bennett, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
All this makes California's wage hike a high-profile case study for how exactly a higher minimum wage reverberates through the local economy.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
Educational resources—including extensive examples, regular webinars, case studies and training events—can go a long way to bridge that skills gap and teach new learners how to get started with optimization on their own.
—Edward Rothberg, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
All of this is a fascinating insight into how the reality TV sausage is made — and a rare case study in what can happen when two shows capture the same story.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
Stephen Castle, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
There’s no doubt San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich will use Green’s game as a case study in his lessons for how to win games in the NBA.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
While their case study was reviewed and approved before publication by a Zest AI representative, it wasn’t funded by the company.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
As of last month, a case study on the website of an AI company called Quantiphi referenced working on a facial recognition project related to the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
Find a case study that can be retold in a light and engaging way.
—Lisa Bennett, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
All this makes California's wage hike a high-profile case study for how exactly a higher minimum wage reverberates through the local economy.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
Educational resources—including extensive examples, regular webinars, case studies and training events—can go a long way to bridge that skills gap and teach new learners how to get started with optimization on their own.
—Edward Rothberg, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
All of this is a fascinating insight into how the reality TV sausage is made — and a rare case study in what can happen when two shows capture the same story.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Case study.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/case%20study. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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