Analogy-based software effort estimation using Fuzzy numbers

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 270-284

  Azzeh, Mohammad ^a   Neagu, Daniel ^a   Cowling, Peter I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost estimation; Early stage software effort estimation; Estimation by analogy; Generalized Fuzzy numbers; Similarity measurement

Indexed keywords

COST ESTIMATIONS; EARLY STAGE SOFTWARE EFFORT ESTIMATION; ESTIMATION BY ANALOGY; GENERALIZED FUZZY NUMBERS; SIMILARITY MEASUREMENTS;

CASE BASED REASONING; FUZZY RULES; FUZZY SETS; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; SOFTWARE DESIGN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ESTIMATION;

EID: 78650610359     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.09.028     Document Type: Article

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