Qualitative methods in empirical studies of software engineering

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 557-572

  Seaman, Carolyn B ^a  

^a University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; DATA REDUCTION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; REVERSE ENGINEERING;

DATA COLLECTION; EMPIRICAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; QUALITATIVE METHODS;

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0033163750     PISSN: 00985589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/32.799955     Document Type: Article

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