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Thesis (M.A.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1987.
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Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1987
Description
Through a small contained environment, this study evaluates an information-based complexity metric theory and its relationship to the effort expended in constructing a program. The metric, which calculates the amount of information present in a program specification, determines the specification's complexity measure. The observed measures of programmer effort were the numbers of keystrokes, insertions, deletions, and runs needed to complete the program specification. It was theorized that a program with a higher complexity value than that of another program will require more programmer resources to complete. A significant relationship between the metric and the number of keystrokes was found.
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Type
Form
Extent
81 p.
Subject (Topical)
Identifier
14412
Additional Information
Thesis (M.A.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1987.
College of Business
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
1987
Date Text
1987
Date Issued (EDTF)
1987
Extension
FAU
FAU
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FADT14412
Organizations
Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Person Preferred Name
Danaher, Mary Schindlbeck
Graduate College
Physical Description
81 p.
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Experimental Study of an Information-Based Complexity Metric
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Origin Information
1987
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
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Digital Library
Title
Experimental Study of an Information-Based Complexity Metric
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An
Experimental Study of an Information-Based Complexity Metric