Replicability and Reproducibility of a Schema Evolution Study in Embedded Databases
- Ascertaining the feasibility of independent falsification or repetition of published results is vital to the scientific process, and replication or reproduction experiments are routinely performed in many disciplines. Unfortunately, such studies are only scarcely available in database research, with few papers dedicated to re-evaluating published results. In this paper, we conduct a case study on replicating and reproducing a study on schema evolution in embedded databases. We can exactly repeat the outcome for one out of four database applications studied, and come close in two further cases. By reporting results, efforts, and obstacles encountered, we hope to increase appreciation for the substantial efforts required to ensure reproducibility. By discussing minutiae details required to ascertain reproducible work, we argue that such important, but often ignored aspects of scientific work should receive more credit in the evaluation of future research.
Author: | Dimitri Braininger, Wolfgang MauererORCiDGND, Stefanie ScherzingerORCiD |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65847-2_19 |
ISBN: | 978-3-030-65846-5 |
Parent Title (English): | Advances in conceptual modeling: ER 2020 Workshops CMAI, CMLS, CMOMM4FAIR, CoMoNoS, EmpER, Vienna, Austria, November 3-6, 2020, Proceedings |
Publisher: | Springer |
Place of publication: | Cham |
Editor: | Georg Grossmann, Sudha Ram |
Document Type: | conference proceeding (article) |
Language: | English |
Year of first Publication: | 2020 |
Release Date: | 2022/04/11 |
Tag: | replicability; reproducibility; schema evolution |
Volume: | 12584 |
First Page: | 210 |
Last Page: | 219 |
Andere Schriftenreihe: | Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 12584 |
Institutes: | Fakultät Informatik und Mathematik |
Fakultät Informatik und Mathematik / Labor für Digitalisierung (LFD) | |
Begutachtungsstatus: | peer-reviewed |
research focus: | Digitalisierung |
Licence (German): | Keine Lizenz - Es gilt das deutsche Urheberrecht: § 53 UrhG |