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Empirical studies play an important role in the evolution of the software engineering discipline. They allow us to build a body of knowledge in software engineering that has been supported by observation and empirical evidence. These studies allow us to test out theories, identify important variables and to build models that can be supported by empirical evidence.
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Basili, V.R. (2007). The Role of Controlled Experiments in Software Engineering Research. In: Basili, V.R., Rombach, D., Schneider, K., Kitchenham, B., Pfahl, D., Selby, R.W. (eds) Empirical Software Engineering Issues. Critical Assessment and Future Directions. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4336. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71301-2_10
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