Statistical Analysis in The Research of Human Factor in Software Engineering: Invited Talk Paper

Abstract

The role of the human factor in software engineering is critical and complicated. The stochastic nature of the human factor and the processes in all software life cycle require systematic data collection and sound statistical analysis and modeling. For almost two decades a variety of problems and methods related to the human factor on software engineering were the main subject of research for of the STAINS (Statistics and Information Systems) research group at School of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. This article presents a review of these research efforts in the area known as empirical software engineering.