Selecting empirical methods for software engineering research

Guide to Advanced Empirical Software Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 285-311

  Easterbrook, Steve ^a   Singer, Janice ^b   Storey, Margaret Anne ^c   Damian, Daniela ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 84890243406     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84800-044-5_11     Document Type: Chapter

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