Probabilistic size proxy for software effort prediction: A framework

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 241-251

  Ahmed, Moataz A ^a   Ahmad, Irfan ^a   Alghamdi, Jarallah S ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Effort prediction; Probabilistic error; Size proxy; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; LIFE CYCLE; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; UNIFIED MODELING LANGUAGE;

EFFORT PREDICTION; OPEN SOURCES; SIZE PROXY; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE; SOFTWARE EFFORT PREDICTION; SOFTWARE SIZE; UML MODEL; UNCERTAINTY;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 84869870359     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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