A comparison of cohesion metrics for object-oriented systems

被引：29
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作者：
Etzkorn, LH [1 ]
Gholston, SE
Fortune, JL
Stein, CE
Utley, D
Farrington, PA
Cox, GW
机构：
[1] Univ Alabama, Dept Comp Sci, Huntsville, AL 35899 USA
[2] Univ Alabama, Dept Ind & Syst Engn & Engn Management, Huntsville, AL 35899 USA
来源：
INFORMATION AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY | 2004年 / 46卷 / 10期
基金：
美国国家航空航天局;
关键词：
object-oriented; metrics; cohesion;
D O I：
10.1016/j.infsof.2003.12.002
中图分类号：
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号：
0812 ;
摘要：
Cohesion is the degree to which the elements of a class or object belong together. Many different object-oriented cohesion metrics have been developed; many of them are based on the notion of degree of similarity of methods. No consensus has yet arisen as to which of these metrics best measures cohesion; this is a problem for software developers since there are so many suggested metrics, it is difficult to make an informed choice. This research compares various cohesion metrics with ratings of two separate teams of experts over two software packages, to determine which of these metrics best match human-oriented views of cohesion. Additionally, the metrics are compared statistically, to determine which tend to measure the same kinds of cohesion. Differences in results for different object-oriented metrics tools are discussed. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：677 / 687
页数：11
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