Soup or Art? The Role of Evidential Force in Empirical Software Engineering

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January/February 2005 (vol. 22 no. 1) pp. 66-73

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	@article{ 10.1109/MS.2005.19, author = {Shari Lawrence Pfleeger}, title = {Soup or Art? The Role of Evidential Force in Empirical Software Engineering}, journal ={IEEE Software}, volume = {22}, number = {1}, issn = {0740-7459}, year = {2005}, pages = {66-73}, doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MS.2005.19}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}, }

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	TY - MGZN JO - IEEE Software TI - Soup or Art? The Role of Evidential Force in Empirical Software Engineering IS - 1 SN - 0740-7459 SP66 EP73 EPD - 66-73 A1 - Shari Lawrence Pfleeger, PY - 2005 KW - risk KW - decision making KW - evidence KW - best practice KW - reading VL - 22 JA - IEEE Software ER -

Shari Lawrence Pfleeger, RAND

Software project managers make decisions about many things, including resources, tools and techniques, often aiming to identify good or best practices. But these decisions should be based on solid evidence, not on common wisdom or vendor hype. The author examines the various types of evidence, showing how to build arguments from them and strengthen the arguments to support more effective decision making.

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risk, decision making, evidence, best practice, reading

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Shari Lawrence Pfleeger, "Soup or Art? The Role of Evidential Force in Empirical Software Engineering," IEEE Software, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 66-73, Jan./Feb. 2005, doi:10.1109/MS.2005.19

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