Imputation techniques for multivariate missingness in software measurement data

Software Quality Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 563-600

  Khoshgoftaar, Taghi M ^a   Van Hulse, Jason ^a  

^a Florida Atlantic University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian multiple imputation; Data quality; Imputation; Missing data; Software quality

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; MEASUREMENTS;

DATA QUALITY; IMPUTATION; MISSING DATA; MULTIPLE IMPUTATION; SOFTWARE QUALITY;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 57349173555     PISSN: 09639314     EISSN: 15731367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11219-008-9054-7     Document Type: Article

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