@inbook{12435, author = {Dag Sj{\o}berg and Tore Dyb{\r a} and Bente Anda and Jo Hannay}, title = {Building Theories in Software Engineering}, abstract = {Empirical studies have become an integral element of software engineering research and practice. This unique text/reference includes chapters from some of the top international empirical software engineering researchers and focuses on the practical knowledge necessary for conducting, reporting and using empirical methods in software engineering.}, year = {2008}, journal = {Advanced Topics in Empirical Software Engineering}, chapter = {12}, pages = {312-336}, publisher = {Springer}, editor = {Forrest Shull and Janice Singer and Dag Sj{\o}berg}, }