A fuzzy logic model for predicting the development effort of short scale programs based upon two independent variables

Applied Soft Computing Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 724-732

  Lopez Martin, Cuauhtemoc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Fuzzy logic; Multiple linear regression; Personal Software Process; Software effort estimation; Software engineering education and training

Indexed keywords

FUZZY LOGIC MODEL; FUZZY MODELS; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; LINES OF CODE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION; PERSONAL SOFTWARE PROCESS; REGRESSION MODEL; SOFTWARE EFFORT ESTIMATION; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SOFTWARE PROJECT; STATISTICAL REGRESSION MODEL; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; ESTIMATION; FUZZY SYSTEMS; LINEAR REGRESSION; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

FUZZY LOGIC;

EID: 77957927850     PISSN: 15684946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2009.12.034     Document Type: Article

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