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Evaluating Software Quality: A Quantitative Approach

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(2003). Evaluating Software Quality: A Quantitative Approach. In: Practical Software Testing. Springer Professional Computing. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21658-8_12

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