An Analogical Model of Software Effort Estimation

这个项目的目标是开发一个新的心理模型 基于类比和案例的专家软件工作量估算 推理 研究活动包括心理学研究， 计算机建模和验证，以及模拟实验， 制定一个准确的类比推理模型， 努力估计。 这项研究的结果将提供重大的 深入了解专家工作量估算人员如何执行任务，以及 以改进工作量估算过程。 长期目标是 将专家的象征性方法与分析性方法结合起来， 方法，以便提供更容易理解和更准确的 项目努力的估计。

The objective of this project is to develop a new psychological model of expert software effort estimation based on analogy and case-based reasoning. The research activities include psychological studies, computer modeling and validation, and simulation experiments to formulate an accurate model of analogical reasoning in the domain of effort estimation. The results of this research will provide major insights into how expert effort estimators perform their task and how to improve the effort estimation process. The long term goal is to weave together the symbolic methods of the expert with analytical methods in order to provide more understandable and more accurate estimates of project effort.