Evaluation of software quality using choquet integral approach

International Journal of Fuzzy System Applications

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-81

  Pasrija, Vatesh ^a   Srivastava, Praveen Ranjan ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Choquet integral; Fuzzy measure; Interaction degree; Multi criteria decision making; Quality parameters; Software quality

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; DECISION MAKING; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; ISO STANDARDS; QUALITY CONTROL; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

CHOQUET INTEGRAL; FUZZY MEASURES; INTERACTION DEGREE; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; QUALITY PARAMETERS;

SOFTWARE QUALITY;

EID: 84897496052     PISSN: 2156177X     EISSN: 21561761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/ijfsa.2013010104     Document Type: Article

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