Improving analogy software effort estimation using fuzzy feature subset selection algorithm

  • Authors:
  • Mohammad Azzeh;Daniel Neagu;Peter Cowling

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom;University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom;University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 4th international workshop on Predictor models in software engineering
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

One of the major problems with software project management is the difficulty to predict accurately the required effort for developing software applications. Analogy Software effort estimation appears well suited to model problems of this nature. The analogy approach may be viewed as a systematic development of the expert opinion through experience learning and exposure to analogue case studies. The accuracy of such model depends on characteristics of datasets. This paper examines the impact of feature subset selection algorithms on improving the accuracy of analogy software effort estimation model. We proposed a feature subset selection algorithm based on fuzzy logic for analogy software effort estimation models. Validation using two established datasets (ISBSG, Desharnais) shows that using fuzzy features subset selection algorithm in analogy software effort estimation contribute to significant results as other algorithms: Hill climbing, Forward subset selection, and backward subset selection do.