Addressing the challenges of replications of surveys in software engineering research
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Paper/Presentation Title | Addressing the challenges of replications of surveys in software engineering research |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Cater-Steel, Aileen (Author), Toleman, Mark (Author) and Rout, Terry (Author) |
Editors | Verner, Verner and Travassos, Guilherme Horta |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering (ISESE 2005) |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2005 |
Place of Publication | Red Hook, NY, USA |
ISBN | 0780395085 |
9780780395084 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1109/ISESE.2005.1541829 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://attend.it.uts.edu.au/isese2005/ |
Conference/Event | ISESE 2005: on Empirical Software Engineering |
Event Details | ISESE 2005: on Empirical Software Engineering Event Date 17 to end of 18 Nov 2005 Event Location Noosa Heads, Australia |
Abstract | Surveys are a popular research tool often used in empirical software engineering studies. While researchers are urged to replicate existing surveys, such replication brings with it challenges. This paper presents a concrete example of a replication of a survey used to determine the extent of adoption of software development best practice. The study replicated a European survey which was adapted and administered in a different context of Australian software development organisations. As well as discussing problems encountered, this paper presents a set of recommendations formulated to overcome identified challenges. Implementation of the recommendations will strengthen the value and contribution of surveys to the body of knowledge of empirical software engineering research. |
Keywords | software engineering; research; surveys; replication |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 460905. Information systems development methodologies and practice |
350715. Quality management | |
461299. Software engineering not elsewhere classified | |
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Byline Affiliations | Department of Information Systems |
Griffith University | |
Book Title | Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9xvq4/addressing-the-challenges-of-replications-of-surveys-in-software-engineering-research
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