On the use of Bayesian belief networks for the prediction of software productivity

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-60

  Stamelos, I ^a   Angelis, L ^a   Dimou, P ^a   Sakellaris, E ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Singular International   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bayesian belief network; COCOMO; Cost estimation; Expert judgment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; COSTS; GRAPH THEORY;

BAYESIAN BELIEF NETWORKS;

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0037223390     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-5849(02)00163-5     Document Type: Article

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