Title
Integrating non-parametric models with linear components for producing software cost estimations.
Abstract
•Semi-parametric models (SPMs) are introduced and applied to software cost estimation (SCE).•SPMs combine linear regression and well-known non-parametric models (e.g., ANN, SVM).•A multiple comparisons statistical methodology is used for assessment.•SPMs along with non-parametric models and linear least squares regression are ranked and clustered according to their accuracy.•Results show that the use of SPMs is beneficial especially when mixed types of relations exist between cost and various predictors.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1016/j.jss.2014.09.025
Journal of Systems and Software
Keywords
Field
DocType
Software cost estimation,Semi-parametric models
Data mining,Computer science,Support vector machine,Local regression,Software system,Software project management,Cost estimate,Software,Artificial intelligence,Linear least squares,Machine learning,Linear regression
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
99
C
0164-1212
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
3
0.37
51
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Nikolaos Mittas130.37
Efi Papatheocharous213321.97
Lefteris Angelis3129682.51
Andreas S. Andreou421636.65