Slice based metrics for estimating cohesion

Proceedings - 1st International Software Metrics Symposium, METRIC 1993

Volumn , Issue , 1993, Pages 71-81

  Ott, Linda M ^a   Thuss, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRIC VALUES; QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATES; SLICE-BASED METRICS;

EID: 85063799645     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/METRIC.1993.263799     Document Type: Conference Paper

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