Rigor in software complexity measurement experimentation

S.G. MacDonell
1991 Journal of Systems and Software  
The lack of widespread industry acceptance of much of the research into the measurement of software complexity must be due at least in part to the lack of experimental rigour associated with many of the studies. This paper examines thirteen areas in which previous empirical problems have arisen, citing examples where appropriate, and provides some recommendations regarding more adequate procedures.
doi:10.1016/0164-1212(91)90008-t fatcat:mytv4r7le5hr7o47zlzrkgm5oq