An empirical study to compare the accuracy of AHP and CBRanking techniques for requirements prioritization

2007 5th International Workshops on Comparative Evaluation in Requirements Engineering, CERE

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 23-34

  Perini, Anna ^a   Ricca, Filippo ^b   Susi, Angelo ^a   Bazzanella, Cinzia ^a  

^a ITC IRST   (Italy)

^b Elsag Datamat   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DECISION MAKERS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS; PRIORITIZATION; REQUIREMENTS PRIORITIZATION; TWO-STATE;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS;

EID: 53849101055     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CERE.2007.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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