Evidence-Based Software Engineering and Systematic Reviews

Evidence-Based Software Engineering and Systematic Reviews provides a clear introduction to the use of an evidence-based model for software engineering research and practice. It explains the roles of primary studies (experiments, surveys, case studies) as elements of an over-arching evidence model, rather than as disjointed elements in the empirical spectrum. Supplying a clear understanding of empirical software engineering practices and knowledge, it provides up-to-date guidance on how to conduct secondary studies in software engineering-replacing the existing 2004 and 2007 technical reports.