Research validation: Challenges and opportunities in the construction domain

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 127-135

  Lucko, Gunnar ^a   Rojas, Eddy M ^b  

^a Dept of Civil Engineering ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Control methods; Delphi method; Methodology; Models; Research needs; Sampling design; Statistical analysis; Surveys; Validation; Verification

Indexed keywords

CONTROL METHODS; DELPHI METHOD; RESEARCH NEEDS; SAMPLING DESIGN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; SAMPLING; SURVEYS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

RESEARCH;

EID: 75649091890     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000025     Document Type: Article

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