A fuzzy-based multimodel system for reasoning about the number of software defects

International Journal of Intelligent Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1093-1115

  Reformat, Marek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL IMAGING;

FUZZY-BASED MODELS; SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE ENGINEERS; TRANSFERABLE BELIEF MODEL;

FUZZY SETS;

EID: 27844451094     PISSN: 08848173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/int.20113     Document Type: Article

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