Empirical Investigation 1: Software Engineering
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What is the main purpose of software engineering investigation?

  • To improve software quality and processes (correct)
  • To explore relationships between software components
  • To confirm rules-of-thumb
  • To eliminate bias in software development

Why is scientific investigation important in software engineering research?

  • To deduce unscientific laws
  • To identify facts and cause-effect relationships objectively (correct)
  • To increase bias in research
  • To encourage subjective influences

What aspect does software engineering investigation aim to understand?

  • The theory of hypothesis verification
  • The number of branches in functional decomposition
  • The experience of the project team with the application (correct)
  • The size of the code modules

In what way does software engineering investigation contribute to the software development process?

<p>By improving and evaluating processes and products (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the quality of requirements affect software designer productivity according to software engineering investigation?

<p>It significantly improves productivity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which best describes the goal of empirical software engineering research?

<p>Improving processes and products (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the 4 main principles of investigation mentioned in the text?

<p>Selecting technique, stating hypothesis, controlling variables, making meaningful investigation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which degree of contact allows access to work artifacts like source code and documentation?

<p>Third Degree Contact (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a formal experiment based on the text?

<p>A controlled investigation identifying, manipulating, and documenting key factors of an activity. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When should a survey be chosen according to the text?

<p>If the activity has already occurred. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of stating a hypothesis in an investigation as per the text?

<p>To identify key factors affecting the outcomes. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect is part of the hidden aspects of performing studies according to the text?

<p>Obtaining ethics approval and informed consent (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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