Sixth International Software Metrics Symposium (METRICS'99)
Analyzing Change Effort in Software During Development
Boca Raton, Florida
November 04-November 06
ISBN: 0-7695-0403-5
In this study, we develop ordinal response models to explain the effort associated with non-defect changes of software during development. The explanatory variables include the extent of the change, the change type, and the internal complexity of the software components undergoing the change. The models are calibrated on the basis of a single software system and are then validated on two additional systems.