Evaluating alternative software production functions

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 379-387

  Hu, Qing ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Production functions; Software cost models; Software development; Software engineering economics; Software process modeling

Indexed keywords

COSTS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; STATISTICAL TESTS;

QUADRATIC SOFTWARE PRODUCTION FUNCTION; SOFTWARE COST MODELS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION;

EID: 0031170731     PISSN: 00985589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/32.601078     Document Type: Article

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