COSC 6397 - Research Methods in Computer Science (Fall 2013)

 

Homework - 4

Due: September 21, 2014

Metrics and Experiments

1. Make a list of metrics used in measurements in the ten resesarch papers you selected in the area related to your research. Categorize your list into a few groups. You may come up with your own criteria to group the metrics.

2. Define each metric in a few sentences. The definition needs to be accessible to someone not in your area of resesarch.

3. What is the most common and uncommon metric used in these papers? Why are those metrics most common and uncommon?

4. What is the most common and uncommon experiment used in these papers? Why are those experiments most common and uncommon?

Please also submit the list of research papers you surveyed in this assignment.

Submission

Please submit your homework on Moodle.