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- De Mello, Rafael Maiani, et al.
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Towards a framework to support large scale sampling in software engineering surveys
- 2014
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Ingår i: 8th ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement. - New York, NY, USA : ACM. - 9781450327749
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Context: The low quality and small size of samples in empirical studies in software engineering hamper the interpretation and generalization of their results. Therefore, enlarging sample sizes and improving their quality represent an important research challenge. Goal: We aim to define a conceptual framework, including requirements for establishing adequate sources for sampling subjects in software engineering surveys. Method: We use previous experience on applying systematic sampling strategies combined with contemporary web technologies in previously executed surveys, to organize the conceptual framework. We analyze its application to different sources of sampling. Results: The framework was observed to be feasible after its application to nine different large-scale sources of sampling. Conclusions: The analyzed crowdsourcing tools do not support essential requirements to be considered sources of sampling, while free-lancing tools and professional social network do.
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- Felderer, Michael, 1978-, et al.
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The Evolution of Empirical Methods in Software Engineering
- 2020
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Ingår i: Contemporary Empirical Methods in Software Engineering. - Cham : Springer Nature. - 9783030324889 ; , s. 1-24
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Empirical methods like experimentation have become a powerful means to drive the field of software engineering by creating scientific evidence on software development, operation, and maintenance, but also by supporting practitioners in their decision-making and learning. Today empirical methods are fully applied in software engineering. However, they have developed in several iterations since the 1960s. In this chapter we tell the history of empirical software engineering and present the evolution of empirical methods in software engineering in five iterations, i.e., (1) mid-1960s to mid-1970s, (2) mid-1970s to mid-1980s, (3) mid-1980s to end of the 1990s, (4) the 2000s, and (5) the 2010s. We present the five iterations of the development of empirical software engineering mainly from a methodological perspective and additionally take key papers, venues, and books, which are covered in chronological order in a separate section on recommended further readings, into account. We complement our presentation of the evolution of empirical software engineering by presenting the current situation and an outlook in Sect. 4 and the available books on empirical software engineering. Furthermore, based on the chapters covered in this book we discuss trends on contemporary empirical methods in software engineering related to the plurality of research methods, human factors, data collection and processing, aggregation and synthesis of evidence, and impact of software engineering research.
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- Franch, Xavier, et al.
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How do Practitioners Perceive the Relevance of Requirements Engineering Research? An Ongoing Study
- 2017
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Ingår i: 2017 IEEE 25TH INTERNATIONAL REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING CONFERENCE (RE). - : IEEE. - 2332-6441. - 9781538631911 ; , s. 382-387
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The relevance of Requirements Engineering (RE) research to practitioners is a prerequisite for problem-driven research in the area and key for a long-term dissemination of research results to everyday practice. To understand better how industry practitioners perceive the practical relevance of RE research, we have initiated the RE-Pract project, an international collaboration conducting an empirical study. This project opts for a replication of previous work done in two different domains and relies on survey research. To this end, we have designed a survey to be sent to several hundred industry practitioners at various companies around the world and ask them to rate their perceived practical relevance of the research described in a sample of 418 RE papers published between 2010 and 2015 at the RE, ICSE, FSE, ESEC/FSE, ESEM and REFSQ conferences. In this paper, we summarize our research protocol and present the current status of our study and the planned future steps.
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