Kitchenham, B. A., <br/><br/>
Evidence-based software engineering and systematic reviews / 
Barbara Ann Kitchenham, David Budgen, Pearl Brereton. 
 - Boca Raton :  CRC Press,  2016. 
 - xxxiv, 399 pages :  illustrations (black and white) ;  24 cm. 
 - Chapman & Hall/CRC innovations in software engineering and software development .
 - Chapman & Hall/CRC innovations in software engineering and software development. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-389) and index. 
<br/><br/>I. Evidence-based practices in software engineering -- The evidence-based paradigm -- Evidence-based software engineering (EBSE) -- Using systematic reviews in software engineering -- Planning a systematic review -- Searching for primary studies -- Study selection -- Assessing study quality -- Extracting study data -- Mapping study analysis -- Qualitative synthesis -- Meta-analysis -- Reporting a systematic review -- Tool support for systematic reviews -- Evidence to practice : knowledge translation and diffusion -- II. The systematic reviewer's perspective of primary studies -- Primary studies and their role in EBSE -- Controlled experiments and quasi-experiments -- Surveys -- Case studies -- Qualitative studies -- Data mining studies -- Replicated and distributed studies -- III. Guidelines for systematic reviews -- Systematic review and mapping study procedures. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781482228656 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015510790 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Software engineering--Research.<br/>Software engineering--Decision making.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA76.758  / .K58 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>005.1