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Cross-Project Defect Prediction with Metrics Selection and Balancing Approach

Applied Computer Systems
Volume 27 (2022): Issue 2 (December 2022)
By: Meetesh Nevendra and  Pradeep Singh  
Open Access
|Jan 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acss-2022-0015 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8691 | Journal ISSN: 2255-8683
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Language: English
Page range: 137 - 148
Published on: Jan 24, 2023
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open
Keywords:
AdaBoost,
ensemble,
Random Forest,
SMOTE
Related subjects:
Computer sciences,
Artificial intelligence,
Information technology,
Project management,
Software development

© 2023 Meetesh Nevendra, Pradeep Singh, published by Riga Technical University
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