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| Warren Harrison, "Skinner Wasn't a Software Engineer," IEEE Software, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 5-7, May/June, 2005. | |||
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| @article{ 10.1109/MS.2005.76, author = {Warren Harrison}, title = {Skinner Wasn't a Software Engineer}, journal ={IEEE Software}, volume = {22}, number = {3}, issn = {0740-7459}, year = {2005}, pages = {5-7}, doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MS.2005.76}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}, } | |||
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| TY - MGZN JO - IEEE Software TI - Skinner Wasn't a Software Engineer IS - 3 SN - 0740-7459 SP5 EP7 EPD - 5-7 A1 - Warren Harrison, PY - 2005 KW - research methodology KW - statistics KW - comparative group experiment KW - single-subject experiment VL - 22 JA - IEEE Software ER - | |||
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MS.2005.76
The author describes several different techniques for doing software development research--for example, testing the value of a new tool or technique. He describes the comparative group experiment, the field study, the case study, and the single-subject experiment, and he advocates that more people try using the last approach.
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research methodology, statistics, comparative group experiment, single-subject experiment
Citation:
Warren Harrison, "Skinner Wasn't a Software Engineer," IEEE Software, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 5-7, May-June 2005, doi:10.1109/MS.2005.76
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