Cohesion prediction using information flow: An empirical feasibility study and comparison using students as inexperienced designers

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 887-905

  Moses, J ^a   Farrow, M ^a   Smith, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; FORMAL LOGIC; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

COHESIVE SOFTWARE MODULES; INFORMATION FLOW;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0033567807     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-5849(99)00047-6     Document Type: Article

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