One MAJOR limitation of the utilization of a case study is:

A. The lack of generalizability
B. They can only be used with one subject
C. They only show statistical data
D. They are the most complicated to implement



A. The lack of generalizability

It is hard to generalize from just one case.

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Which of the following is NOT useful for assessing the quality of qualitative analysis?

a. Does the analysis illuminate the phenomenon as a lived experience? b. Is the analysis thickly contextualized? c. Does the study produce generalizable findings? d. Is the study historically and relationally grounded? e. Does the researcher describe the research process?

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