Software cost estimation with fuzzy inputs: Fuzzy modelling and aggregation of cost drivers

Kybernetika

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 249-264

  Sicilia, Miguel Ángel ^a   Cuadrado Gallego, Juan J ^b   Crespo, Javier ^c   García Bariocanal, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aggregation operator design; Fuzzy set elicitation; Software cost estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 22644436031     PISSN: 00235954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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