Experimentation in software engineering

Victor Robert Basili; Richard W. Selby; David H. Hutchens

doi:10.1109/tse.1986.6312975

Experimentation in software engineering

Victor Robert Basili (University of Maryland, College Park) iD Richard W. Selby (University of California, Irvine) David H. Hutchens (Clemson University)

Journal: IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering • 1986-07-01 • IEEE Computer Society • ISSN: 0098-5589

Abstract

A framework is presented for analyzing most of the experimental work performed in software engineering over the past several years. The framework of experimentation consists of four categories corresponding to phases of the experimentation process: definition, planning, operation, and interpretation. A variety of experiments are described within the framework and their contribution to the software engineering discipline is discussed. Some recommendations for the application of the experimental process in software engineering are included.

Subjects & Keywords

# Software Engineering Techniques and Practices # Computer Science # Software Engineering Research # Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies

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                    Victor Robert Basili, Richard W. Selby, David H. Hutchens (1986). "Experimentation in software engineering". IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1109/tse.1986.6312975                

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/tse.1986.6312975 ↗
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