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A Fuzzy Model and the AdeQuaS Fuzzy Tool: a theoretical and a practical view of the Software Quality Evaluation

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Software Engineering with Computational Intelligence

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This work introduces the Fuzzy Model for Software Quality Evaluation and its implementation the AdeQuaS Fuzzy tool. The model proposed here comprises a five-stage evaluation process, and it may involve three distinct situations. In the first situation, the evaluation objective is to establish a quality standard for the software product or application domain in question. In the second one, the quality evaluation of a software product is executed, based upon a pre-defined quality standard. In the third, a quality estimation of a software product is found when there is not quality standard available. The AdeQuaS Fuzzy tool, which is based on the Fuzzy Model, has the objective of supporting the stages of software evaluation process, in order to get more effective results about the quality degree of subjective attributes through the judgment of a group of specialists. Besides, it is presented two applications. The first is the evaluation process to e-commerce websites quality. The second is an evaluation of software requirements specifications quality.

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  1. Mestrado em Informática Aplicada, Universidade de Fortaleza, Av. Washington Soares 1321, Fortaleza, CE 60.811-341, Brazil

    Kelly R. Oliveira & Arnaldo D. Belchior

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Oliveira, K.R., Belchior, A.D. (2003). A Fuzzy Model and the AdeQuaS Fuzzy Tool: a theoretical and a practical view of the Software Quality Evaluation. In: Khoshgoftaar, T.M. (eds) Software Engineering with Computational Intelligence. The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol 731. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0429-0_5

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