Case study

/kˈeɪs stˈʌdi/

[noun]

Case study

[NOUN]

a recorded analysis of an individual, a society, or a situation over a length of time

a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure

Examples

1. And case studies contain a number of other worrisome effects.

2. The big answer is through case studies.

3. Apples from New Zealand was one case study.

4. Okay, let's case study the protagonist of the story, Harry Selfridge.