方法对比

	数字多案例研究	多案例研究
领域	质性	质性
方法族	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
起源年份	1984 (Yin's case study framework); digital adaptation ~2000s–2010s	1980s–1990s (Yin's first edition 1984; Stake's collective case study concept 1995)
提出者	Robert K. Yin (case study methodology); extended to digital contexts by various digital methods scholars	Robert K. Yin (systematic replication logic); Robert E. Stake (naturalistic/collective case tradition)
类型	Qualitative comparative research design	Qualitative research method
开创性文献	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
别名	online multiple case study, digital multi-site case study, virtual multiple case study, digital comparative case inquiry	comparative case study, multi-site case study, collective case study, cross-case analysis
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摘要	Digital Multiple Case Study is a qualitative research design in which two or more bounded digital cases — such as online communities, social media platforms, virtual organizations, or digital ecosystems — are studied in depth and then compared systematically. Grounded in Yin's case study methodology and adapted for digital settings, the approach combines the contextual richness of single-case inquiry with the analytic leverage of cross-case comparison in online environments.	Multiple-case study design investigates two or more bounded real-world cases using the same research protocol, then compares findings across cases to identify patterns, contrasts, and explanatory insights that a single case could not produce. Developed primarily through Robert Yin's replication logic and Robert Stake's collective case tradition, the approach is particularly powerful when a researcher needs to determine whether a phenomenon occurs under varied conditions or to test an emerging theoretical explanation against rival contexts.