Conceptual data model-based software size estimation for information systems

ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Tan, Hee Beng Kuan ^a   Zhao, Yuan ^a   Zhang, Hongyu ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Conceptual data model; Line of code (LOC); Multiple linear regression model; Software sizing

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL DATA MODEL; CONCEPTUAL DATA MODELS; EFFORT ESTIMATION; ESTIMATION METHODS; LINE OF CODE (LOC); LINES OF CODE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION MODEL; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS; OPEN SOURCE SYSTEM; REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS; SIZE ESTIMATION; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; SOFTWARE INDUSTRY; SOFTWARE PROJECT; SOFTWARE SIZE ESTIMATION; SOFTWARE SIZE MEASURE; SOFTWARE SIZING;

DATA WAREHOUSES; ESTIMATION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LINEAR REGRESSION; MODELS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 70350214668     PISSN: 1049331X     EISSN: 15577392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1571629.1571630     Document Type: Article

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