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.

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调查研究中的挑战

虽然调查研究是一种重要且经常使用的研究方法，但与其他类型的研究相比，在实证软件工程中，在方法论层面上的讨论较少。本章根据多次大型国际调查的经验，汇总了调查研究中的一系列重要且具有挑战性的问题。本章涵盖了理论构建、抽样、邀请和跟进、调查数据的统计和定性分析以及心理测量学在软件工程调查中的使用。