Title :
Experimentation in software engineering
Author :
Basili, Victor R. ; Selby, Richard W. ; Hutchens, David H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA
fDate :
7/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A framework is presented for analyzing most of the experimental work performed in software engineering over the past several years. The framework of experimentation consists of four categories corresponding to phases of the experimentation process: definition, planning, operation, and interpretation. A variety of experiments are described within the framework and their contribution to the software engineering discipline is discussed. Some recommendations for the application of the experimental process in software engineering are included.
Keywords :
software engineering; experimental process; software engineering; Debugging; Educational institutions; Measurement; Programming; Software; Software engineering; Testing; Controlled experiment; data collection and analysis; empirical study; experimental design; software metrics; software technology measurement and evaluation;
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TSE.1986.6312975
