Investigating the Interaction Between Inspection Process Specificity and Software Development Experience

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2003-11-25Author
Carver, Jeff
Van Voorhis, John
Basili, Victor
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This paper describes a study conducted to compare the interaction of experience
and specificity in a requirements inspection technique. Two versions of a
requirements inspection technique, PBR, were generated. One version had a high
level of specificity and the other had a low level of specify. These techniques
were used by subjects of varying experience levels to determine if experience
and specificity were related. The results of the study indicated very little
difference among the treatment groups. As a result, we examined any assumptions
that we made about the environment. In doing so, we uncovered some issues that
must be addressed in future studies that focus on people. This paper provides a
complete description of the results obtained and describes the assumptions that
we made and their impact on the reliability of the results.
(UMIACS-TR-2003-100)