Optimization of feature weights and number of neighbors for analogy based cost estimation in software project management

2008 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1542-1546

  Li, Y F ^a   Xie, M ^a   Goh, T N ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Analogy based estimation; Feature weights; Genetic algorithm; K nearest neighbors; Software cost estimation; Software project management

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COSTS; ENGINEERING; FUZZY CONTROL; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; PLANNING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; TEXT PROCESSING;

ANALOGY BASED ESTIMATION; FEATURE WEIGHTS; K-NEAREST NEIGHBORS; SOFTWARE COST ESTIMATION; SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ESTIMATION;

EID: 62749205488     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEEM.2008.4738130     Document Type: Conference Paper

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