Consistent database sampling as a database prototyping approach

Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 447-459

  Bisbal, Jesus ^a   Grimson, Jane ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Data intensive applications; Database sampling; Software prototyping; Software requirements engineering

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; DATA HANDLING; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ERROR CORRECTION; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; USER INTERFACES;

DATABASE PROTOTYPING; DATABASE SAMPLING; REQUIREMENTS ELICITATION; SAMPLE DATABASE; TEST DATABASE;

SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING;

EID: 0036875291     PISSN: 1532060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smr.263     Document Type: Article

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