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In this paper we analyse possible reasons for the relatively low use of theories in software engineering (SE) papers found by Hannay et al.~\cite{Hannay07}. We provide an initial explanation in terms of properties of theories, test this by analyzing 32 of the 40 theories reviewed by Hannay et al., and then revise our analysis based on this test. Our analysis revealed that background theories from...
Scientific evaluation papers investigate existing problem situations or validate proposed solutions with scientific means, such as by experiment or case study. There is a growing amount of literature about how to report about empirical research in software engineering, but there is still some confusion about the difference between a scientific evaluation paper and other kinds of research papers. This...
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