Applying the Logic of Sample Surveys to Qualitative Case Studies: The Case Cluster Method
Administrative Science QuarterlyPublished 1 December 1979Open access
Charles McClintock, Diane Brannon, Steven Maynard‐Moody
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Charles C. McClintock, Diane Brannon, Steven Maynard-Moody, Applying the Logic of Sample Surveys to Qualitative Case Studies: The Case Cluster Method, Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 24, No. 4, Qualitative Methodology (Dec., 1979), pp. 612-629
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