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International Conference on Software Engineering archive
Proceedings of the Conference on The Future of Software Engineering table of contents

Limerick, Ireland

Pages: 357 - 370

Year of Publication: 2000

ISBN:1-58113-253-0

Authors

Norman E. Fenton	Computer Science Department, Queen Mary and Westfield College, London E1 4NS, UK
Martin Neil	Computer Science Department, Queen Mary and Westfield College, London E1 4NS, UK

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IEEE-CS : Computer Society
SIGSOFT: ACM Special Interest Group on Software Engineering
Irish Comp Soc : Irish Computer Society

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
D. Software
D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Additional Classification:
D. Software
D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
D.2.9 Management
Subjects: Life cycle

H. Information Systems
H.4 INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS
H.4.2 Types of Systems
Subjects: Decision support (e.g., MIS)

General Terms:
Design, Management, Measurement, Performance, Theory

Keywords:
Bayesian belief nets, casual models, multi-criteria decision aid, risk assessment, software metrics

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