The most important difference between case studies and casual (unscientific) analyses of behavior is that case studies:

A) are usually conducted with the goal of theory construction or theory testing
B) usually supplement casual analyses with statistical analyses
C) rely on careful scientific measurements and report only observable states
D) are based on converging evidence taken from multiple research participants


A

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