A functional size measurement method for object-oriented conceptual schemas: Design and evaluation issues

Software and Systems Modeling

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-71

  Abrahão, Silvia ^a   Poels, Geert ^b   Pastor, Oscar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Conceptual modeling; Functional size measurement; Measure validation; Measurement verification; Object orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645223327     PISSN: 16191366     EISSN: 16191374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10270-005-0098-x     Document Type: Article

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