%0 Journal Article %1 kitchenham95 %A Kitchenham, B. %A Pickard, L. %A Pfleeger, S.L. %D 1995 %J IEEE Software %K case-study empirical evaluation %N 4 %P 52 -- 62 %T Case studies for method and tool evaluation %U http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel1/52/8878/00391832.pdf?tp=&isnumber=8878&arnumber=391832&punumber=52 %V 12 %X Case studies help industry evaluate the benefits of methods and tools and provide a cost-effective way to ensure that process changes provide the desired results. However, unlike formal experiments and surveys, case studies do not have a well-understood theoretical basis. This article provides guidelines for organizing and analyzing case studies so that they produce meaningful results.

@article{kitchenham95, abstract = {Case studies help industry evaluate the benefits of methods and tools and provide a cost-effective way to ensure that process changes provide the desired results. However, unlike formal experiments and surveys, case studies do not have a well-understood theoretical basis. This article provides guidelines for organizing and analyzing case studies so that they produce meaningful results.}, added-at = {2007-06-04T00:47:52.000+0200}, author = {Kitchenham, B. and Pickard, L. and Pfleeger, S.L.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/28a9a72decf6cfbb6f3843c4ef1d09777/neilernst}, interhash = {9b60cf4bb67569b133bc9b0b90a9c6b3}, intrahash = {8a9a72decf6cfbb6f3843c4ef1d09777}, journal = {IEEE Software}, keywords = {case-study empirical evaluation}, number = 4, pages = {52 -- 62 }, timestamp = {2007-06-04T00:47:52.000+0200}, title = {Case studies for method and tool evaluation}, url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel1/52/8878/00391832.pdf?tp=&isnumber=8878&arnumber=391832&punumber=52}, volume = 12, year = 1995 }