An internally replicated quasi-experimental comparison of checklist and perspective-based reading of code documents

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 387-421

  Laitenberger, Oliver ^a,b   Emam, Khaled El ^a,c   Harbich, Thomas G ^d  

^a IEEE   (Canada)

^b FRAUNHOFER IESE   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^d Bosch Telecom GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Perspective based reading; Quasi experiment; Replication; Software inspection

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); DATA REDUCTION; ERROR CORRECTION; PROGRAM DIAGNOSTICS;

CHECKLIST BASED READING; PERSPECTIVE BASED READING; SOFTWARE INSPECTION;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0035331644     PISSN: 00985589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/32.922713     Document Type: Article

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