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'''Experimental software engineering''' is a part of [[software engineering]] that focuses on gathering evidence, through measurements and [[experiment]]s involving [[software system]]s (software products, processes, and resources).{{citation needed|date=February 2013}} This data is intended to be used as the basis of theories about the processes involved in software engineering (theory backed by data is a fundamental tenet of the [[scientific method]]). A number of [http://shape-of-code.coding-guidelines.com/2013/06/29/empirical-se-groups-doing-interesting-work-2013-version/ research groups] primarily use empirical and experimental techniques.