A validation of the component-based method for software size estimation

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1006-1021

  Dolado, José Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Function points; Genetic programming; Linear regression; Neural networks; Software management; Software measurement; Software size estimation

Indexed keywords

COMPONENT BASED METHOD; FUNCTION POINTS; GENETIC PROGRAMMING; SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE SIZE ESTIMATION;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; NEURAL NETWORKS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0034291123     PISSN: 00985589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/32.879821     Document Type: Article

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