Using the Rasch Model to validate selection criteria for open source software

International Review on Computers and Software

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 3118-3123

  Jusoh, Yusmadi Yah ^a   Chamili, Khadijah ^b   Yahaya, Jamaiah H ^c   Pa, Noraini Che ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI SAINS ISLAM MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Open source software; Rasch model; Selection criteria

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; ONLINE SURVEYS; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; POTENTIAL USERS; QUALITY MODELS; SELECTION CRITERIA; VALIDITY LEVEL;

COMPUTER SCIENCE;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 84873285425     PISSN: 18286003     EISSN: 18286011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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