Software Engineering Investigation
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What is the main purpose of the text?

  • To explain the different degrees of contact with data sources
  • To describe the characteristics of software engineering data sources
  • To compare the performance of people and tools
  • To discuss the different types of software engineering investigations (correct)

    • Where are software engineering investigations typically conducted?

  • Only in the classroom
  • Only in the lab
  • Only in the field
  • In the field, lab, or classroom, depending on the research questions (correct)

    • What are the main steps involved in a software engineering investigation?

  • Hypothesis generation, data collection, data interpretation, and report writing
  • Hypothesis generation, data collection, data interpretation, and feedback
  • Hypothesis generation, data collection, data analysis, and feedback
  • Hypothesis generation, data collection, data evaluation, and data interpretation (correct)

    • What is an example of a first-degree contact data source?

    <p>Brainstorming with participants (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a third-degree contact data source?

    <p>Analysis of problem reports (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of software engineering data sources mentioned in the text?

    <p>Data sources are typically experiments and participant observation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main goal of software engineering investigation?

    <p>To improve software development process and product (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes scientific investigation?

    <p>A rigorous, systematic approach to eliminate bias and identify facts and cause-effect relationships (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is software engineering investigation important?

    <p>Due to the poor standard of empirical software engineering research (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In software engineering investigation, what is a common example of an experiment to explore relationships?

    <p>How does the project team's experience with the application affect code quality? (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of an experiment aimed at initiating novel practices in software engineering investigation?

    <p>Starting object-oriented design with UML (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some reasons for conducting software engineering investigation?

    <p>To improve, evaluate, prove or disprove theories, and understand scenarios (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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