Empirical Research Methods in Software Engineering and Informatics

Traditionally, Software Engineering and Informatics have been strongly influenced by Mathematics. Empirical Research has always been around, too, but has gained traction only in the past 20 years. Today, empirical research represents a major approach that is highly visible in most important conferences and journals in the field. Many reviewers will demand empirical evidence when reviewing papers making statements about the real world that are falsifiable, i.e., may be tested empirically. Yet, in education, empirical research methods are still underrepresented.