Visual comparison of software cost estimation models by regression error characteristic analysis

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 621-637

  Mittas, Nikolaos ^a   Angelis, Lefteris ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Estimation by analogy; Regression analysis; Regression error characteristic curves; Software cost estimation

Indexed keywords

ACTUAL COST; BALANCED MANAGEMENT; BEST STRATEGY; CRITICAL TASKS; DATA SETS; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; ESTIMATION BY ANALOGY; ESTIMATION PROCESS; FORMAL FRAMEWORK; GEOMETRICAL PROPERTY; PREDICTION METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION METHODS; PREDICTION MODEL; REGRESSION ERRORS; SELECTION OF THE BEST; SOFTWARE COST ESTIMATIONS; SOFTWARE PROJECT; VISUAL COMPARISON; VISUALIZATION TOOLS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COSTS; ERRORS; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 76749156201     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.10.044     Document Type: Article

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