An enhanced neural network technique for software risk analysis

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 904-912

  Neumann, Donald E ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b General Dynamics Land Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Mathematical models; Software risk analysis and defect prediction; System process models

Indexed keywords

SOFTWARE RISK ANALYSIS;

DATA STRUCTURES; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 0036709435     PISSN: 00985589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSE.2002.1033229     Document Type: Article

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