Title :
Corrigenda: software size estimation of object-oriented systems
Author :
Henderson-Sellers, B.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf. Technol., Swinburne Univ. of Technol., Hawthorn, Vic., Australia
fDate :
4/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In an interesting paper, L.A. Laranjeira (see ibid., vol.6, no.5, p.510-22, 1990) describes a first attempt to understand cost estimation within an object oriented environment. While the presented approach presents many interesting and useful ideas, it is, unfortunately, marred by several mathematical errors pertaining to statistics, exponential functions, and the nature of discrete vs. continuous data. These are discussed here and more appropriate correct procedures outlined.
Keywords :
object-oriented programming; software cost estimation; statistics; continuous data; cost estimation; exponential functions; mathematical errors; object oriented environment; object oriented systems; software size estimation; statistics; Convergence; Costs; Equations; Error analysis; Mathematical model; Mathematics; Mercury (metals); Object oriented modeling; State estimation; Statistics;
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
