Theoretical Replication

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Definition

English

Theoretical Replication

Theoretical replication consists in repeating the experiments from a previous study expecting that each case shows the contrasting results for predictable reasons.

Portuguese

Replicação Teórica

A replicação teórica consiste em repetir os experimentos de um estudo na expectativa de que cada caso mostre resultados diferentes por razões previsíveis.

Reference

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