On the problem of the software cost function

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 61-72

  Dolado, J J ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA STRUCTURES; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

GENETIC PROGRAMMING; SOFTWARE COST FUNCTIONS;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0035151922     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-5849(00)00137-3     Document Type: Article

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