An Expert Judgment in Source Code Quality Research Domain—A Comparative Study between Professionals and Students
| Autor: | Tina Beranič, Luka Pavlič, Marjan Hericko |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Empirical data
Source code Computer science media_common.quotation_subject source code quality 02 engineering and technology lcsh:Technology Domain (software engineering) performing experiments lcsh:Chemistry student participants Quality research 0502 economics and business 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Mathematics education General Materials Science Quality (business) Controlled experiment Instrumentation lcsh:QH301-705.5 comparative study media_common Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes lcsh:T Process Chemistry and Technology 05 social sciences General Engineering Experimental data 020207 software engineering lcsh:QC1-999 Computer Science Applications lcsh:Biology (General) lcsh:QD1-999 Order (business) lcsh:TA1-2040 lcsh:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) 050203 business & management lcsh:Physics expert judgment |
| Zdroj: | Applied Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 7088, p 7088 (2020) Applied Sciences Volume 10 Issue 20 |
| ISSN: | 2076-3417 |
| Popis: | In scientific research, evidence is often based on empirical data. Scholars tend to rely on students as participants in experiments in order to validate their thesis. They are an obvious choice when it comes to scientific research: They are usually willing to participate and are often themselves pursuing an education in the experiment&rsquo s domain. The software engineering domain is no exception. However, readers, authors, and reviewers do sometimes question the validity of experimental data that is gathered in controlled experiments from students. This is why we will address this difficult-to-answer question: Are students a proper substitute for experienced professional engineers while performing experiments in a typical software engineering experiment. As we demonstrate in this paper, it is not a &ldquo yes or no&rdquo answer. In some aspects, students were not outperformed by professionals, but in others, students would not only give different answers compared to professionals, but their answers would also diverge. In this paper we will show and analyze the results of a controlled experiment in the source code quality domain in terms of comparing student and professional responses. We will show that authors have to be careful when employing students in experiments, especially when complex and advanced domains are addressed. However, they may be a proper substitution in cases, where non-advanced aspects are required. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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