Title :
How Do I Know Whether to Trust a Research Result?
Author :
Shepperd, Martin
Author_Institution :
Brunel Univ., Uxbridge, UK
Abstract :
A meta-analysis indicated that some areas of computer science research are subject to researcher bias. However, rather than mistrust all scientific research, researchers should examine research to determine its validity.
Keywords :
computer science; trusted computing; computer science research; meta-analysis; researcher bias; scientific research result; trust; Internet; Research and development; Software engineering; Statistical analysis; Systematics; Matthews correlation coefficient; meta-analysis; research results; researcher bias; scientific research; software defect prediction; software engineering; statistical significance;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
