A neuro-fuzzy model for function point calibration

WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-30

  Xia, Wei ^a   Capretz, Luiz Fernando ^b   Ho, Danny ^c  

^a IT Department   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c NFA ESTIMATION INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fuzzy logic; Neural networks; Neuro fuzzy; Software cost estimation

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ESTIMATION; FUZZY LOGIC; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FUNCTION POINT CALIBRATION; NEURO-FUZZY MODEL;

FUZZY NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 41149133296     PISSN: 17900832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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