Which of the following is NOT an appropriate reason for conducting a case study according to Yin.
A) The focus of your study is at least partly contemporary.
B) You have intact groups as participants.
C) You are asking a "how" or "why" question regarding some phenomenon of interest.
D) You have little or no control over what happens in the situation.

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Yin specifies that case studies are appropriate for "how" or "why" questions, when the investigator has little or no control over events, and when the focus is on a contemporary phenomenon within some real-life context. The composition of participant groups (e.g., whether they are intact or not) is not a criterion for deciding whether a case study is an appropriate research method.

Which of the Following Is NOT an Appropriate Reason for Conducting