Chapter 2. How Good an Estimator Are You?
The process is called estimation, not exactimation.
Now that you know what a good estimate is, how good an estimator are you? The following section will help you find out.
A Simple Estimation Quiz
Table 2-1, appearing on the following page, contains a quiz designed to test your estimation skills. Please read and observe the following directions carefully:
[Low Estimate – High Estimate] | Description |
Source: Inspired by a similar quiz in Programming Pearls, Second Edition (Bentley 2000). This quiz is from Software Estimation by Steve McConnell (Microsoft Press, 2006) and is © 2006 Steve McConnell. All Rights Reserved. Permission to copy this quiz is granted ... | |
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