Improving the COCOMO model using a neuro-fuzzy approach

Applied Soft Computing Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-40

  Huang, Xishi ^a   Ho, Danny ^b   Ren, Jing ^a   Capretz, Luiz F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Motorola Canada Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

COCOMO; Fuzzy set; Neural network; Soft computing; Software cost estimation

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; FUZZY SETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

COCOMO; SOFT COMPUTING; SOFTWARE COST ESTIMATION;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 33750964694     PISSN: 15684946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2005.06.007     Document Type: Article

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