পদ্ধতির তুলনা করুন

	ব্যাখ্যামূলক বহু-কেস স্টাডি	ব্যাখ্যামূলক একক কেস স্টাডি
ক্ষেত্র	গুণগত	গুণগত
পরিবার	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
উদ্ভবের বছর	1980s–1990s (Yin 1984; Stake 1995, 2006)	1978–1995 (Stake 1978, 1995; Yin 1984)
প্রবর্তক	Robert K. Yin (multiple case study design); Robert E. Stake (collective/interpretive case study)	Robert E. Stake (intrinsic/interpretive framing); Robert K. Yin (design typology)
ধরন	Qualitative research design	Qualitative research design
মৌলিক উৎস	Yin, R. K. (2018). Case Study Research and Applications: Design and Methods (6th ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1506336169	Stake, R. E. (1995). The Art of Case Study Research. Sage. ISBN: 978-0803957671
অপর নাম	multi-site interpretive case study, collective case study, interpretive multi-case design, constructivist multiple case study	single-site case study, intrinsic case study, interpretive case research, bounded single-case inquiry
সম্পর্কিত	5	5
সারসংক্ষেপ	Interpretive multiple case study is a qualitative research design in which the researcher studies two or more bounded cases in depth, using an interpretivist stance to understand how participants construct meaning within each setting. Rather than seeking law-like generalizations, it aims to generate rich, context-sensitive understanding that is then compared across cases to reveal patterns, contrasts, and theoretical insights.	An interpretive single case study is a qualitative research design that examines one bounded instance — a person, organisation, event, programme, or community — in depth, with the explicit goal of understanding what that case means to the people within it. Drawing on Stake's notion of the intrinsic case and an interpretivist epistemological stance, the approach treats meaning as socially constructed and context-dependent, making rich, contextual understanding its primary output.