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Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria in Software Engineering Tertiary Studies: A Systematic Mapping and Emerging Framework |
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ABSTRACTContext: Tertiary studies in software engineering ([email protected]) are widely used to synthesise evidence on a research topic systematically. As part of their protocol, [email protected] define inclusion and exclusion criteria (IC/EC) aimed at selecting those secondary studies (SS) to be included in the analysis. Aims: To provide a state of the art on the definition and application of IC/EC in [email protected], and from the results of this analysis, we outline an emerging framework, TSICEC, to be used by SE researchers. Method: To provide the state of the art, we conducted a systematic mapping (SM) combining automatic search and snowballing over the body of SE scientific literature, which led to 50 papers after application of our own IC/EC. The extracted data was synthesised using content analysis. The results were used to define a first version of TSICEC. Results: The SM resulted in a coding schema, and a thorough analysis of the selected papers on the basis of this coding. Our TSICEC framework includes guidelines for the definition of IC/EC in [email protected] Conclusion: This paper is a step forward establishing a foundation for researchers in two ways. As authors, understanding the different possibilities to define IC/EC and apply them to select SS. As readers, having an instrument to understand the methodological rigor upon which [email protected] may claim their findings. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2021 | 10.1145/3475716.3484190 | Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement |
DocType | Citations | PageRank |
Conference | 0 | 0.34 |
References | Authors | |
0 | 4 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
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Dolors Costal | 1 | 200 | 70.86 |
Carles Farré | 2 | 149 | 17.00 |
Xavier Franch | 3 | 1627 | 194.38 |
Carme Quer | 4 | 297 | 33.05 |