Addressing the Challenges of Replications of Surveys in Software Engineering Research
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| Title | Addressing the Challenges of Replications of Surveys in Software Engineering Research |
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| Author | Cater-Steel, Aileen; Toleman, Mark; Rout, Terence Patrick |
| Publication Title | Proceedings 2005 International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering ISESE 2005 |
| Editor | Lucila Carvalho |
| Year Published | 2005 |
| Place of publication | Los Alamitos, CA |
| Publisher | IEEE Computer Society |
| Abstract | Surveys are a popular research tool which are often used in empirical software engineering studies. While researchers are urged to replicate existing surveys, such replication brings with it challenges. This paper presents a concrete example of a replication of a survey used to determine the extent of adoption of software development best practice. The study replicated a European survey which was adapted and administered in a different context of Australian software development organisations. As well as discussing problems encountered, this paper presents a set of recommendations formulated to overcome identified challenges. Implementation of the recommendations will strengthen the value and contribution of surveys to the body of knowledge of empirical software engineering research. |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Published | Yes |
| Publisher URI | http://attend.it.uts.edu.au/isese2005/ |
| Alternative URI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISESE.2005.1541829 |
| Copyright Statement | Copyright 2005 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the IEEE. |
| ISBN | 0-7803-9507-7 |
| Conference name | ISESE 2005: International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering |
| Location | Noosa |
| Date From | 2005-11-17 |
| Date To | 2005-11-18 |
| URI | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/2570 |
| Date Accessioned | 2006-03-15 |
| Date Available | 2008-10-10T05:36:32Z |
| Language | en_AU |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology |
| Subject | Other Information, Computing and Communication Sciences |
| Publication Type | Conference Publications (Full Written Paper - Refereed) |
| Publication Type Code | e1 |
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