在软件成本估算中类比估算所要解决的主要问题之一是如何定义合适的相似度,有必要充分利用模型信息提高估算精度。提出一种改进的类比估算方法,定义模型属性信息空间上由第一类曲线积分计算的弧长为相似度。在此基础上开发了改进的类比估算工具ImpAnalogy,并且进行了案例研究。结果表明改进后的类比估算方法有效地提高了估算精度。
In software cost estimation,one of the main problems for analogy-based method to be resolved is how to define a suitable similarity.There is the necessity to make full use of model information to improve the estimation accuracy.In this paper,we proposed an improved method of analogy-based estimation,which defines the length of arc computed by line integrals of the first type in information space of model attribute as the similarity.Based on that an improved analogy-based estimation tool ImpAnalogy was developed and its case study was conducted.The result demonstrates that the improved analogy-based estimation method effectually raises the accuracy of the estimation.