Lessons from a cross-domain investigation of empirical practices

Budgen, David; Bailey, John; Turner, Mark; Kitchenham, Barbara; Brereton, Pearl; Charters, Stuart

Abstract

Context: We are seeking the best ways to employ evidence-based practices in software engineering research and practice. Objectives: To help assess our guidelines for conducting systematic literature reviews we have investigated how other academic disciplines use evidence-based practices. Method: This involved performing two studies, one using a questionnaire with a set of experts, and a second using semi-structured interviews. Results: We have identified how disciplines with similar empirical constraints to software engineering place weight upon different forms of empirical data. Conclusions: We describe both the resulting changes to our systematic literature review guidelines and some issues this raises for empirical software engineering.

Citation

Budgen, D., Bailey, J., Turner, M., Kitchenham, B., Brereton, P., & Charters, S. (2008, June). Lessons from a cross-domain investigation of empirical practices. Presented at 12th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering, EASE 2008, Bari, Italy

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: 12th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering, EASE 2008
• Start Date: Jun 26, 2008
• End Date: Jun 27, 2008
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2008
• Deposit Date: Feb 23, 2025
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/ease2008.10
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3500817