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Description. Currently the researchers that include software business as one of their topic areas come from very different paradigms, but often build their research on management theories, such as the resource based view. Since statistical analysis is the predominant method in more established management disciplines, it is important for aspiring software business researcher to understand statistics to be able to evaluate the quality of these studies. Additionally, understanding statistical analysis broadens the scope of the research questions a researcher can work with.
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Rönkkö, M., Ylitalo, J. (2010). Tutorial: Applying Statistical Research Methods in Software Business. In: Tyrväinen, P., Jansen, S., Cusumano, M.A. (eds) Software Business. ICSOB 2010. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 51. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13633-7_27
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