Classification of Effort Estimation Methods

In this chapter, we provide a brief overview of the existing software effort estimation methods. First, we identify common characteristics of existing methods and propose a schema for their classification. In the following sections, we provide a brief characterization of each class of methods and provide examples of typical methods belonging to a particular group.

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