abstract = "Software effort estimation refers to the estimation of
effort that is required in given software project. It
starts at the proposal stage and can sometimes continue
till the last stages of a software project. Projects
normally have a budget, and continual cost estimation
is necessary to ensure that spending is in line with
the budget. There is need of finding a good model which
can establish an accurate relationship between the
software a project and cost drivers. It is important
for project managers and the researchers working in the
domain to explore, analyse and understand the strengths
and weaknesses of various software cost estimation
methods. We focus on using Genetic Programming for
software effort estimation. The implementation involves
evolution of individuals for obtaining best results
over several generations. Metrics are chosen to
evaluate the model based on the literature survey.
Standard software engineering datasets are used in this
project so that suitability and possible relations that
arise could be realized. K-fold validation is used to
sum up with more reliable values of evaluation. The
design, implementation and result presentation are
completed successfully and recorded clearly.",
notes = "Datasets: Desharnais, China, Albrecht
IJERTV9IS070478 http://www.ijert.org/
Department of CSE, B.M.S College of Engineering,
Bengaluru, India",