Investigating the accuracy of defect estimation models for individuals and teams based on inspection data

Proceedings - 2003 International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering, ISESE 2003

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 232-243

  Biffl, S ^a   Halling, M ^b   Koszegi S ^c  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Automation; Data engineering; Estimation theory; Inspection; Process planning; Software quality; Systems engineering and theory; Technology planning; Yield estimation

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; DEFECTS; INSPECTION; PROCESS PLANNING; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

DATA ENGINEERING; ESTIMATION THEORY; SOFTWARE QUALITY; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND THEORIES; TECHNOLOGY PLANNING; YIELD ESTIMATION;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 77954449760     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISESE.2003.1237982     Document Type: Conference Paper

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