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Program slicing-based cohesion measurement: The challenges of replicating studies using metrics

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Program slicing-based cohesion measurement: The challenges of replicating studies using metrics. / Bowes, D.; Hall, T.; Kerr, A.
WETSoM '11 Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Emerging Trends in Software Metrics. ACM, 2011. p. 75-80.

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Bowes, D, Hall, T & Kerr, A 2011, Program slicing-based cohesion measurement: The challenges of replicating studies using metrics. in WETSoM '11 Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Emerging Trends in Software Metrics. ACM, pp. 75-80. https://doi.org/10.1145/1985374.1985392

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Bowes, D., Hall, T., & Kerr, A. (2011). Program slicing-based cohesion measurement: The challenges of replicating studies using metrics. In WETSoM '11 Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Emerging Trends in Software Metrics (pp. 75-80). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/1985374.1985392

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Bowes D, Hall T, Kerr A. Program slicing-based cohesion measurement: The challenges of replicating studies using metrics. In WETSoM '11 Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Emerging Trends in Software Metrics. ACM. 2011. p. 75-80 doi: 10.1145/1985374.1985392

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Bowes, D. ; Hall, T. ; Kerr, A. / Program slicing-based cohesion measurement : The challenges of replicating studies using metrics. WETSoM '11 Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Emerging Trends in Software Metrics. ACM, 2011. pp. 75-80

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