1. Software Quality Improvements from Refactoring Wes J. Lloyd July 15, 2008 Computer Science Department Colorado State University Dr. Sudipto Ghosh, co-advisor Dr. James Bieman, co-advisor

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3. 3 Problem Statement Statement detailsdetails Research Question(s) ‏ Research Question(s) ‏ Q 1Q 1 Q 2Q 2 IntroRepository Evaluation FrameworkRepository EvaluationConclusions

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