DocumentCode
2987955
Title
Criteria for selecting a family of software indicators
Author
Calliss, D.T. ; Calliss, Frank W.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
fYear
1993
fDate
1-5 Nov 1993
Firstpage
408
Lastpage
413
Abstract
A family of maintainability metrics is defined by a hierarchical structure, with the top level, the family, being the most abstract. The lowest level in the hierarchy consists of the members of the family, the software metrics and the middle level consists of the property branches. A family allows for a hierarchy of measurements. The vectors of metrics and the hybrid metrics only represent one level of assessment. As with the hybrid metrics, several properties of the software are assessed through the family. Criteria for selecting a family of metrics is given, and the concept is demonstrated on an example program
Keywords
software maintenance; software metrics; hierarchical structure; hybrid metrics; maintainability metrics; measurement hierarchy; program; property branches; software indicator family selection criteria; vectors; Computer science; Design methodology; Guidelines; Information analysis; Maintenance engineering; Packaging; Software metrics; Stability;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computer Software and Applications Conference, 1993. COMPSAC 93. Proceedings., Seventeenth Annual International
Conference_Location
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN
0-8186-4440-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CMPSAC.1993.404248
Filename
404248
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