Using bidding statistics to predict completed construction cost

Engineering Economist

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 114-128

  Wright, Michael G ^a   Williams, Trefor P ^a  

^a Rutgers University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION COSTS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; EASE-OF-USE; HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION; MEDIAN ABSOLUTE DEVIATION; NEURAL NETWORK MODEL; NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; REGRESSION MODEL;

FORECASTING; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

COSTS;

EID: 80052776562     PISSN: 0013791X     EISSN: 15472701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00137910108967565     Document Type: Article

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