Genetic programming for effort estimation: An analysis of the impact of different fitness functions

Proceedings - 2nd International Symposium on Search Based Software Engineering, SSBSE 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 89-98

  Ferrucci, Filomena ^a   Gravino, Carmine ^a   Oliveto, Rocco ^a   Sarro, Federica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Empirical studies; Genetic programming; Software development effort estimation

Indexed keywords

CBR; CROSS VALIDATION; DATA SETS; EFFORT ESTIMATION; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; ESTIMATION METHODS; FITNESS FUNCTIONS; SEARCH-BASED; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT EFFORT; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT EFFORT ESTIMATION; STEPWISE REGRESSION;

CASE BASED REASONING; ESTIMATION; FUNCTION EVALUATION; HEALTH; RESEARCH; SOFTWARE DESIGN; STATISTICAL TESTS;

GENETIC PROGRAMMING;

EID: 79952059191     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SSBSE.2010.20     Document Type: Conference Paper

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