Metrology and software measurement: A comparison of some basic characteristics

Conference Record - IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1082-1085

  Carbone, P ^a   Buglione, L ^b   Mari, L ^c   Petri, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Atos Origin Italia SpA   (Italy)

^c CREMS Centre for Research on Health Economics Social and Health Care Management Carlo Cattaneo University LIUC   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Software measurement; Software measurement process; Software metrology

Indexed keywords

SOFTWARE MEASUREMENT; SOFTWARE MEASUREMENT PROCESS; SOFTWARE METROLOGY;

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; MEASUREMENTS;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 36048932364     PISSN: 10915281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IMTC.2006.235029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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