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processes and resources. For example, the number of faults found
during formal design review is used to predict cost of implementation.
Class 3. Using internal product attribute measures to predict process
attributes. For example, measures of structuredness are used to pre-
dict time to perform some maintenance task, or number of faults
found during unit testing.
Class 4. Using process measures to predict later process measures. For
example, measures of failures during one operational period are
used to predict likely failure occurrences in a subsequent operational
period. In examples li ...