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Quote: in Software Science, the strong correlation between estimated and actual program length is a mathematical artifact

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software science

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This study reexamined one basic relationship proposed by … [of Software Science] … these quantities is a mathematical artifact. Analyses of … firm theoretical nor empirical foundation. … [p. 30] An increase in vocabulary (n_1 + n_2) … [So the measured correlations are simply a result of this relationship. This explains why the correlations are so strong. Furthermore, Halstead's factors (log n_1 and log n_2) do not predict the proportionality constants].   Google-1   Google-2

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