Challenges in Survey Research [article]

Stefan Wagner, Daniel Méndez Fernández, Michael Felderer, Daniel Graziotin, Marcos Kalinowski
2020 arXiv   pre-print
While being an important and often used research method, survey research has been less often discussed on a methodological level in empirical software engineering than other types of research. This chapter compiles a set of important and challenging issues in survey research based on experiences with several large-scale international surveys. The chapter covers theory building, sampling, invitation and follow-up, statistical as well as qualitative analysis of survey data and the usage of psychometrics in software engineering surveys.
arXiv:1908.05899v4 fatcat:lz5yiii3xnfh7gg7cqjyuvosvi