Analysis of the correlation between class stability and maintainability

Abdulrahman Baqais; Mohammad Amro; Mohammad Alshayeb

doi:10.1109/CSIT.2016.7549472

Analysis of the correlation between class stability and maintainability

Abdulrahman Baqais, Mohammad Amro, Mohammad Alshayeb

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Abstract

It is assumed that stability and maintainability are relating to each other. We attempt to verify and validate this assumption in object-oriented paradigm. Two candidate metrics were chosen, one for stability and one for maintainability. CSM is used in stability due to its high accuracy and wide coverage. MI was chosen for maintainability due to its clarity, ease of use and solely based on source code. The experiment shows that there is fluctuation in the correlation behavior between these two metrics and a direct causality cannot be concluded. However, in-depth analysis and through tracing of all the steps of these experiments reveal promising results. These observations can aid researchers to measure the correlation between CSM and MI correctly.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - CSIT 2016
Subtitle of host publication	2016 7th International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781467389136
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CSIT.2016.7549472
State	Published - 23 Aug 2016

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Name	Proceedings - CSIT 2016: 2016 7th International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology

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Keywords

Software Maintainability
Software Stability
Software quality
software correlation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Information Systems
Software
Artificial Intelligence

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Baqais, A., Amro, M., & Alshayeb, M. (2016). Analysis of the correlation between class stability and maintainability. In Proceedings - CSIT 2016: 2016 7th International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology Article 7549472 (Proceedings - CSIT 2016: 2016 7th International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/CSIT.2016.7549472

Baqais, Abdulrahman ; Amro, Mohammad ; Alshayeb, Mohammad. / Analysis of the correlation between class stability and maintainability. Proceedings - CSIT 2016: 2016 7th International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016. (Proceedings - CSIT 2016: 2016 7th International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology).

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Baqais, A, Amro, M & Alshayeb, M 2016, Analysis of the correlation between class stability and maintainability. in Proceedings - CSIT 2016: 2016 7th International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology., 7549472, Proceedings - CSIT 2016: 2016 7th International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. https://doi.org/10.1109/CSIT.2016.7549472

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Baqais A, Amro M , Alshayeb M. Analysis of the correlation between class stability and maintainability. In Proceedings - CSIT 2016: 2016 7th International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2016. 7549472. (Proceedings - CSIT 2016: 2016 7th International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology). doi: 10.1109/CSIT.2016.7549472

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