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Empirical Research in Software Engineering
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Empirical Research in Software Engineering

by Ruchika Malhotra
March 2016
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
498 pages
18h 20m
English
Chapman and Hall/CRC
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Experimental Design
After the problem is dened, the experimental design process begins. The study must be
carefully planned and designed to draw useful conclusions from it. The formation of a
research question (RQ), selection of variables, hypothesis formation, data collection, and
selection of data analysis techniques are important steps that must be carefully carried
out to produce meaningful and generalized conclusions. This would also facilitate the
opportunities for repeated and replicated studies.
The empirical study involves creation of a hypothesis that is tested using statistical
techniques based on the data collected. The model ...
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ISBN: 9781498719735