premise: Using an analogy, we can say that the case study analyst seeks to explain 100 percent of the variance by relying on a data base that includes more variables than most quantitative studies can accommodate, over more points in time, and on a method that draws on the integrative powers of the mind, which computers do not have.
hypothesis: using an analogy we can say the analyst seeks to explain 100 percent of variance by using data base with more variables than quantitative studies can accommodate.