A controlled experiment to assess the benefits of estimating with analogy and regression models

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 510-525

  Myrtveit, Ingunn ^a   Stensrud, Erik ^a  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

COMMERCIAL-OFF-THE-SHELF PROJECTS; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE COST ESTIMATION;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0033161922     PISSN: 00985589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/32.799947     Document Type: Article

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