Confusion over different kinds of secondary research, and their divergent purposes, is undermining the effectiveness and usefulness of secondary studies in software engineering. This short paper therefore explains the differences between ad hoc review, case survey, critical review, meta-analysis (aka systematic literature review), meta-synthesis (aka thematic analysis), rapid review and scoping review (aka systematic mapping study). These definitions and associated guidelines help researchers better select and describe their literature reviews, while helping reviewers select more appropriate evaluation criteria.
翻译:因此,这份简短的文件解释了特别审查、案例研究、批判性审查、元分析(包括系统文献审查)、元合成(包括专题分析)、快速审查和范围界定审查(包括系统绘图研究)之间的差别,这些定义和相关准则帮助研究人员更好地选择和描述其文献审查,同时帮助审查者选择更适当的评价标准。