Estimating LOC for information systems from their conceptual data models

Proceedings - International Conference on Software Engineering

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 321-330

  Tan, Hee Beng Kuan ^a   Zhao, Yuan ^a   Zhang, Hongyu ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conceptual data model; Line of code (LOC); Multiple linear regression model; Software sizing

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; DATA STRUCTURES; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

CONCEPTUAL DATA MODELS; LINE OF CODE (LOC); MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS; SOFTWARE SIZING;

CODES (SYMBOLS);

EID: 34247118850     PISSN: 02705257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1134285.1134331     Document Type: Conference Paper

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