Multiple Case Study Method
Updated 2026-08-22
INTRODUCTION
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CORE DEFINITION
The multiple case study method selects several cases for comparative analysis and strengthens its conclusions through replication logic, literal replication where cases predictably resemble each other and theoretical replication where they contrast for predicted reasons. It exists because a single case cannot separate the universal from the particular; only cross-case verification can extract a pattern that travels.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Choose by design: pick some cases for similarity and others for predicted contrast. - Hold the frame: apply the same analytic structure to every case so the comparison is real. - Replicate deliberately: treat each new case as a test of the pattern the previous ones suggested.
Anchor fast decisions
A pattern seen in one case might be an artifact of that case; the same pattern across cases selected for contrast is much less likely to be. Replication converts coincidence into support, because each case is chosen to either reproduce or challenge the emerging theory on purpose.
MINIMUM ACTION
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