A probability-based approach for measuring external attributes of software artifacts

2009 3rd International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement, ESEM 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 44-55

  Morasca, Sandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC IDEA; PROBABILISTIC MODELS; PRODUCT QUALITY; SOFTWARE ARTIFACTS; SOFTWARE MEASURES; THEORETICAL BASIS;

MEASUREMENT THEORY; PROBABILITY; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

SOFTWARE RELIABILITY;

EID: 72449197969     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ESEM.2009.5316048     Document Type: Conference Paper

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