Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-389) and index.
Contents
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.