Evidence-Based Software Engineering and Systematic Reviews : Chapman & Hall/CRC : 9781482228656 : 1482228653 : 09 Nov 2015 : In the decade since the idea of adapting the evidence-based paradigm for software engineering was first proposed, it has become a major tool of empirical software engineering. Evidence-Based Software Engineering and Systematic Reviews provides a clear introduction to the use of an evidence-based model for software engineering research and practice. The book explains the roles of primary studies (experiments, surveys, case studies) as elements of an over-arching evidence model, rather than as disjointed elements in the empirical spectrum. Supplying readers with a clear understanding of empirical software engineering best practices, it provides up-to-date guidance on how to conduct secondary studies in software engineering?replacing the existing 2004 and 2007 technical reports. The book is divided into three parts. The first part discusses the nature of evidence