case study

noun

1. a detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or psychological or medical point of view

2. 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

1. 个案研究;案例分析
A case study is a written account that gives detailed information about a person, group, or thing and their development over a period of time.

e.g. ...a large case study of malaria in West African children.
针对西非儿童的疟疾病情开展的大型个案研究

1. 实例研究：商学院的一个特点是注重实例研究(case study),也就是通过真实 世界里发生的故事来研究理论. 因此科斯一边跟着Plant学习价格机制,一边对英国的公用事业下调查工夫,并且累积了研究真实的企业所必要的知识(如商法、产业组织、金融和会计).