Exponential effort estimation model using unadjusted function points

Information Technology Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 830-839

  Koh, T W ^a   Selamat, M H ^a   Ghani, A A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Effort estimation model; Functional size measure; Unadjusted function point regression analysis

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL TESTS;

EFFORT ESTIMATION MODEL; EFFORT ESTIMATIONS; FUNCTION POINTS; FUNCTIONAL SIZE MEASURE; MODEL DEVELOPMENTS; PROJECT DATUMS; SIZE MEASURES; SOFTWARE BENCHMARKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNADJUSTED FUNCTION POINT REGRESSION ANALYSIS; USER GROUPS;

MODAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 56749122043     PISSN: 18125638     EISSN: 18125646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/itj.2008.830.839     Document Type: Article

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