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	Studio di casi multipli comparativi	Studio di caso singolo
Campo	Qualitativo	Qualitativo
Famiglia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Anno di origine	1984 (Yin); 2006 (Stake multiple-case analysis)	1984 (Yin's seminal protocol); 1995 (Stake's art-of-case-study framework)
Ideatore	Robert K. Yin; Robert E. Stake	Robert K. Yin; Robert E. Stake
Tipo	Qualitative comparative research design	Qualitative research method
Fonte seminale	Yin, R. K. (2018). Case Study Research and Applications: Design and Methods (6th ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1506336169	Yin, R. K. (2018). Case Study Research and Applications: Design and Methods (6th ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1506336169
Alias	multi-site case study, cross-case analysis, comparative case research, multi-case comparative design	single-site case study, holistic single-case design, intrinsic case study, bounded case inquiry
Correlati	5	6
Sintesi	Comparative multiple case study is a qualitative research design in which two or more bounded cases are studied in depth and then systematically compared to identify patterns, contrasts, and transferable findings. Rooted in Robert Yin's case study methodology and Robert Stake's multiple-case analysis framework, it combines the rich contextual insight of single-case work with the analytical leverage gained by examining how phenomena unfold similarly or differently across distinct settings.	A single-case study is a qualitative research design that investigates one bounded instance — an organization, program, event, individual, or community — in its real-world context through multiple converging sources of evidence. Developed into a rigorous social-science method chiefly by Robert Yin and Robert Stake, it is especially powerful when the case is unique, extreme, critical, or revelatory, and when the research question begins with 'how' or 'why' rather than 'how many.'