An approach to the measurement of software evolution

Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 65-91

  Nikora, Allen P ^a   Munson, John C ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Cylant Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Software evolution; Software fault; Software measurement

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

POISSON REGRESSION; SOFTWARE EVOLUTION; SOFTWARE FAULT; SOFTWARE MEASUREMENT;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 13844266389     PISSN: 1532060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smr.303     Document Type: Conference Paper

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