Nomothetic and Idiographic Strategies for Clinical Research: In Apposition or Opposition?.

Ottenbacher, Kenneth

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Publication Date: 1984

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Nomothetic and Idiographic Strategies for Clinical Research: In Apposition or Opposition?

Ottenbacher, Kenneth

Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, v4 n3 p198-212 Jul 1984

The use of large-N group comparison research methods based on a nomothetic model is compared with idiographic methods employing single-system designs and intensive study of the individual. Limitations of the nomothetic model and advantages of the idiographic approach are presented. (SK)

Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Comparative Analysis, Experimental Groups, Research Design, Research Methodology, Research Problems

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