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Why and how did empirical software engineering get started?
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How do we integrate empirical studies into the software engineering curriculum?
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What are the guiding principles you use when reporting the results of empirical studies in software engineering?
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What are the most effective ways to increase the relevance of the studies we conduct? What are the greatest obstacles?
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What issues in software engineering have the most pressing need for empirical studies?
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Are there any distinct ethical concerns you have faced as a researcher when conducting empirical studies in software engineering settings?
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What are the most common types of threats to validity in empirical studies in software engineering you have witnessed? What are the most challenging to overcome?
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How much replication is enough? How do you identify the point of diminishing return?
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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.
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Can you give an example of an empirically built software engineering theory and briefly explain the process followed for its creation?
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How do empirical studies in software engineering differ from those in other research areas?
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What are most effective empirical strategies you have seen employed to conduct software engineering studies? What are the factors that may influence your choice of strategy when conducting your research?
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Which empirical studies would you recommend for reading for someone starting in this area?
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What are the most common errors you have made in conducting empirical research? How have they changed as you matured as a researcher?