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Experimentation in software engineering
Source IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering archive
Volume 12 ,  Issue 7  (July 1986) table of contents
Pages: 733 - 743  
Year of Publication: 1986
ISSN:0098-5589
Authors
V R Basili
R W Selby
D H Hutchens
Publisher
IEEE Press  Piscataway, NJ, USA
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INDEX TERMS

Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING


General Terms:
Design, Experimentation, Management, Measurement, Performance

Collaborative Colleagues:
V R Basili: colleagues
R W Selby: colleagues
D H Hutchens: colleagues

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