Analogy-based software development effort estimation: A systematic map** and review

A Idri, F azzahra Amazal, A Abran - Information and Software Technology, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Context Analogy-based Software development Effort Estimation (ASEE) techniques
have gained considerable attention from the software engineering community. However …

Research patterns and trends in software effort estimation

SK Sehra, YS Brar, N Kaur, SS Sehra - Information and Software …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Context Software effort estimation (SEE) is most crucial activity in the field of software
engineering. Vast research has been conducted in SEE resulting into a tremendous …

Investigating the use of random forest in software effort estimation

H Mustapha, N Abdelwahed - Procedia computer science, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Over the last two decades, there has been an important increase in studies dealing with the
software development effort estimation (SDEE) using machine learning (ML) techniques that …

Can neural networks be easily interpreted in software cost estimation?

A Idri, TM Khoshgoftaar, A Abran - 2002 IEEE World Congress …, 2002‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Software development effort estimation with the aid of neural networks has generally been
viewed with skepticism by a majority of the software cost estimation community. Although …

A flexible method for software effort estimation by analogy

J Li, G Ruhe, A Al-Emran, MM Richter - Empirical Software Engineering, 2007‏ - Springer
Effort estimation by analogy uses information from former similar projects to predict the effort
for a new project. Existing analogy-based methods are limited by their inability to handle non …

Improved estimation of software development effort using classical and fuzzy analogy ensembles

A Idri, M Hosni, A Abran - Applied Soft Computing, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Delivering an accurate estimate of software development effort plays a decisive role in
successful management of a software project. Therefore, several effort estimation …

Evaluating Pred(p) and standardized accuracy criteria in software development effort estimation

A Idri, I Abnane, A Abran - Journal of Software: Evolution and …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Software development effort estimation (SDEE) plays a primary role in software project
management. But choosing the appropriate SDEE technique remains elusive for many …

Missing data techniques in analogy-based software development effort estimation

A Idri, I Abnane, A Abran - Journal of Systems and Software, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Missing Data (MD) is a widespread problem that can affect the ability to use data to construct
effective software development effort prediction systems. This paper investigates the use of …

The role and value of replication in empirical software engineering results

M Shepperd, N Ajienka, S Counsell - Information and Software Technology, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Context Concerns have been raised from many quarters regarding the reliability of empirical
research findings and this includes software engineering. Replication has been proposed as …

Uncertainty management in software effort estimation using a consistent fuzzy analogy-based method

S Ezghari, A Zahi - Applied Soft Computing, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Software effort estimation is a critical task in software project development management.
Unfortunately, the uncertainty and inaccuracy are inherent properties of the software effort …