Theory Building

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Definition

English

Theory Building

Theory building is the development of theories that explain how and why certain phenomena occur and allow predictions to be made. In any empirical study, theories have a strong impact on how things are observed and interpreted, but the role of theory in research differs depending on the adopted philosophical stance.

Portuguese

Construção de Teoria

A construção de teoria é o desenvolvimento de teorias que explicam como e por que certos fenômenos ocorrem e permitir que previsões sejam feitas. Em qualquer estudo empírico, teorias têm um forte impacto em como as coisas são observadas e interpretadas, mas o papel da teoria na pesquisa difere dependendo do posicionamento filosófico adotado.

Reference

  • Easterbrook et al.; “Selecting Empirical Methods for Software Engineering Research”