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Accurate and reliable data is critical to derive conclusions from software engineering empirical studies. Our experience in collecting data from several large industry projects has taught us that raw data frequently is not what it seems, and that great care must be taken in interpreting information provided by software developers and testers.
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Ostrand, T. (2007). On the Quality of Data. In: Basili, V.R., Rombach, D., Schneider, K., Kitchenham, B., Pfahl, D., Selby, R.W. (eds) Empirical Software Engineering Issues. Critical Assessment and Future Directions. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4336. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71301-2_28
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