This textbook, which has become the leading source for empirical software engineering
research through its earlier editions, provides an in-depth introduction to experimentation in …

This article reviews the technique of verbal protocol analysis and gives a profile of its use
within software engineering research over the last two decades. An overview is given of the …

The classical method for identifying cause-effect relationships is to conduct controlled
experiments. This paper reports upon the present state of how controlled experiments in …

We present the vision that for all fields of software engineering (SE), empirical research
methods should enable the development of scientific knowledge about how useful different …

One purpose of empirical software engineering is to enable an understanding of factors that
influence software development. Surveys are an appropriate empirical strategy to gather …

To contribute to the body of empirical research on fault distributions during development of
complex software systems, a replication of a study of Fenton and Ohlsson is conducted. The …

The software engineering (SE) community has recently recognized that the field lacks well-
established research paradigms and clear guidance on how to write good research reports …

This doctoral study was initiated to explore the relative importance of organizational issues
in software process improvement. It is based on a pilot case study, a multiple case study of …

Systematic literature reviews are conducted to “identify, analyse and interpret all available
evidence related to a specific research question”[96]. As it aims to give a complete …

Experimental replications are very important to the advancement of empirical software
engineering. Replications are one of the key mechanisms to confirm previous experimental …