Building theories from multiple evidence sources

Guide to Advanced Empirical Software Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 337-364

  Shull, Forrest ^a   Feldmann, Raimund L ^a  

^a Fraunhofer Center Maryland   (United States)

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EID: 61849106593     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84800-044-5_13     Document Type: Chapter

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