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About computing research in general
- Peter J. Denning: "Computer Science: The Discipline", 1997, http://cs.gmu.edu/cne/pjd/PUBS/cs99.pdf
- Hartmanis, J.:Turing Award Lecture On Computational Complexity and the Nature of Computer Science, Communications of the ACM 37(10):37-43, October 1994.
- Wegner, P.: Research Paradigms in Computer Science, Proc. ICSE'76
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- Normand L. Frigon and David Mathews, Practical Guide to Experimental Design, Wiley, 1997.
- Andy Field and Graham Hole, How to design and report experiments, Sage, 2003.
- Thomas D. Cook and Donald T. Campbell, Quasi-Experimentation: Design & Analysis Issues for Field Settings, Houghton Miffin, 1979.
- Adrian Burr and Mal Owen, Statistical Methods for Software Quality: Using Metrics for Process Improvement, Thomson Computer Press, 1996.
- George E. P. Box, William G. Hunter, and J. Stuart Hunter, Statistics for Experimenters, Wiley, 1978.
- Tichy, W. F., Should Computer Scientists Experiment More? IEEE Computer, 31(5), May 1998, 32-40
- Zelkovitz, M. V., & Wallace, D. R, Experimental. Models for Validating Technology, IEEE Computer, May,. 1998, pp. 23-31.
Surveys, statistics:
- Don A. Dillman. Mail and Internet Surveys - The tailored design method, Wiley, 2000.
- Louis M. Rea and Richard A. Parker. Designing and Conducting Survey Research - A comprehensive guide, Jossey-Bass, 1997.
- Baroudi, J.J., and Orlikowski, W. J.: The Problem of Statistical Power in MIS Research, MIS Quarterly 13(1):87-106, March 1989.
- W. E. Deming, Some Theory of Sampling, Dover, 1950.
- Siegel and Castellan,
- Nonparametric Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Qualitative research methods
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