A metric-based approach for predicting conceptual data models maintainability

International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 703-729

  Piattini, Mario ^a   Genero, Marcela ^a   Jiménez, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Empirical validation; Entity relationship diagram maintainability; Fuzzy classification and regression tree; Information systems quality; Maintainability prediction; Structural complexity metrics; Theoretical validation

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; FUZZY SETS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE; MAINTAINABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENTS;

EMPIRICAL VALIDATION; ENTITY RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAM MAINTAINABILITY; FUZZY CLASSIFICATION AND REGRESSION TREE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS (IS) QUALITY; MAINTAINABILITY PREDICTION; STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY METRICS; THEORETICAL VALIDATION;

DATA STRUCTURES;

EID: 0037871117     PISSN: 02181940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218194001000736     Document Type: Article

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