A class of hybrid multilayer perceptrons for software development effort estimation problems

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Highlights:

• A class of multilayer neural network with hybrid processing units.

• A gradient-based learning process to design the proposed model.

• An experimental analysis using relevant datasets of software development effort estimation.

摘要

•A class of multilayer neural network with hybrid processing units.•A gradient-based learning process to design the proposed model.•An experimental analysis using relevant datasets of software development effort estimation.

论文关键词:Hybrid multilayer perceptron,Mathematical morphology,Descending gradient,Software development,Effort estimation

论文评审过程:Received 31 January 2017, Revised 27 July 2017, Accepted 28 July 2017, Available online 4 August 2017, Version of Record 8 August 2017.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2017.07.050