Conceptual cost estimation of building projects with regression analysis and neural networks

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 677-683

  Sonmez, Rifat ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Conceptual cost estimation; Neural networks; Range estimation; Regression analysis

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODEL BUILDINGS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BUILDING PROJECTS; COST ESTIMATION METHODS; RANGE ESTIMATION;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; ECONOMICS;

EID: 8644243809     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L04-029     Document Type: Article

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