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Equivalence hypothesis testing in experimental software engineering

Software Quality Journal, 2013
This article introduces the application of equivalence hypothesis testing (EHT) into the Empirical Software Engineering field. Equivalence (also known as bioequivalence in pharmacological studies) is a statistical approach that answers the question "is product T equivalent to some other reference product R within some range $$\Updelta$$ ?." The ...
José Javier Dolado, Mari Carmen Otero, Mark Harman   +2 more
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Software Engineering for Experimental Robotics

2007
This book collects contributions that describe the state of the art in software development for the Robotics domain. It reports on innovative ideas that are progressively introduced in the software development process, in order to promote the reuse of robotic software artifacts: domain engineering, components, frameworks and architectural styles.
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Experimental design and analysis in software engineering

Annals of Software Engineering, 1995
The paper presents key activities necessary for designing and analyzing an experiment in software engineering. After explaining how to choose an appropriate research technique to fit project goals, the paper shows how to state a hypothesis and determine how much control is needed over the variables involved.
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Experimental Software Engineering: A New Conference

IEEE Software, 2006
An interesting issue facing software engineering relates to the evidence for adopting new techniques, tools, languages methodologies, and so on. We shouldn't always reject new models based on pure argument and logic, but ideally, we should subject such developments to some form of validation.
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Measurement and experimentation in software engineering

Proceedings of the IEEE, 1980
The contributions of measurement and experimentation to the state of the art in software engineering are reviewed. The role of measurement in developing theoretical models is discussed, and concerns for reliability and validity are stressed. Current approaches to measuring software characteristics are presented as examples.
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Methodology and experimental research in software engineering

International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, 1982
There has been a very rapid increase in the use of psychological experimentation as a method for addressing problems in the area of software engineering. However, there is a total lack of understanding on how to use this technique effectively so that the results of the experiment will have both validity and wide applicability. This paper describes what
Thomas Moher, G. Michael Schneider
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Genetic algorithms to support software engineering experimentation

2005 International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering, 2005., 2005
Empirical software engineering is concerned with running experimental studies in order to establish a broad knowledge base to assist software developers in evaluating models, methods and techniques. Running multiple experimental studies is mandatory, but complex and the cost is high.
R.E. Garcia, M.C. Ferreira de Oliveira, J.C. Maldonado   +2 more
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An experimental card game for teaching software engineering

Proceedings 16th Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, 2003. (CSEE&T 2003)., 2003
The typical software engineering course consists of lectures in which concepts and theories are conveyed, along with a small "toy" software engineering project which attempts to give students the opportunity to put this knowledge into practice. Although both of these components are essential, neither one provides students with adequate practical ...
A. Baker, E.O. Navarro, A. van der Hoek
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Keynote on “Experimental software engineering”

2000
This presentation offers a view of software development based upon building knowledge through model building, experimentation, and learning. It treats the study of software engineering as a laboratory science. To this end, various abstraction techniques, experimental designs, and learning methods must evolve to support this paradigm.
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Identifying Experimental Incidents in Software Engineering Replications

2013 ACM / IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement, 2013
The Empirical Software Engineering community is taking a growing interest in replicating experiments, but replications still pose a challenge for researchers. To be able to do better replications, we require detailed knowledge of what happens when a replication is performed.
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