One Shot Case Studies

Social research can be divided into several major categories, or combinations of them. One-shot case studies, for example, examine ex post facto effects of a one-time incident such as a presidential debate. The impact is judged from interviewing, surveying or observing participants in the event. A more developed type of research is following one group with a pretest and a posttest. This requires more planning and cooperation, as participants must be consistently available. The group is selected before the event and pretested, then retested after the