Software effort estimation using machine learning techniques with robust confidence intervals

Proceedings - 7th International Conference on Hybrid Intelligent Systems, HIS 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 352-357

  Braga, Petrônio L ^a   Oliveira, Adriano L I ^a   Meira, Silvio R L ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPETITION; EDUCATION; ESTIMATION; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RELIABILITY; ROBOT LEARNING; SOFTWARE RELIABILITY;

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL (CI); EFFORT ESTIMATION; HYBRID INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS (HIS); INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES; MACHINE-LEARNING; MANAGEMENT OF SOFTWARE PROJECTS; SOFTWARE COMPANIES; SOFTWARE EFFORT ESTIMATION; SOFTWARE PROJECTS; TRAINING SETS;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 47149086211     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICHIS.2007.4344078     Document Type: Conference Paper

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