What makes a good empirical study in software engineering? In particular, regarding research context selection, hypotheses generation, experimental design, data analysis to name a few.
Posted by Wang-author | Posted on 01-30-2011
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It should address an interesting research question. An empirical study can be well-executed, but if the results are not of interest to anyone, then it’s not really a good empirical study.
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How do empirical studies in software engineering differ from those in other research areas?
Posted by Wang-author | Posted on 01-30-2011
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One significant way empirical studies in software engineering differ from those in other research areas in computer science is that the studies often involve human beings as subjects in some way.
Empirical studies in software engineering are probably not that different from studies in areas such as psychology, sociology, or education, which is why many of our methods are drawn from these aresa.
