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We review a range of data generation methods and empirical research strategies of potential usefulness to web engineering research. The various strategies do not all share the same underlying philosophy about knowledge and how it can be acquired. We therefore explain two contrasting philosophical paradigms: positivism and interpretivism. We suggest that empirical web engineering should use a plurality of research strategies and data generation methods, and recognise the potential usefulness of both positivism and interpretivism. Finally we discuss the implications of such a plurality.
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- Empirical Methodology
- Empirical Software Engineering
- Data Generation Method
- Software Engineering Researcher
- System Development Methodology
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Oates, B.J., Griffiths, G., Lockyer, M., Hebbron, B. (2004). Empirical Methodologies for Web Engineering. In: Koch, N., Fraternali, P., Wirsing, M. (eds) Web Engineering. ICWE 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3140. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-27834-4_39
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