TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mislick,Gregory K.
AU  - Nussbaum,Daniel A.
TI  - Cost estimation: methods and tools 
T2  - Wiley series in operations research and management science
SN  - 9781118536131 (hardback)
U1  - 658.1552 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - New Jersey
PB  - Wiley
KW  - Industrial Costs,
KW  - Estimates
KW  - Production management
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. "Looking Back: Reflections on Cost estimating" --
 2. Introduction to Cost Estimating --
 3. Non-DoD Acquisition and the Cost Estimating Process --
 4. Data Sources --
 5. Data Normalization --
 6. Statistics for Cost Estimators --
 7. Linear Regression Analysis --
 8. Multi-Variable Linear Regression Analysis --
 9. Intrinsically Linear Regression --
 10. Learning Curves: Unit Theory --
 11. Learning Curves: Cumulative Average Theory --
 12. Learning curves: production Breaks/Lost Learning --
 13. Wrap Rates and Step-Down Functions --
 14. Cost Factors and the Analogy Technique --
 15. Software Cost Estimation --
 16. Cost Benefit Analysis and Risk and Uncertainty --
 17. Epilogue: The Field of Cost Estimating and Analysis
N2  - "Provides a step-by-step introduction to the need for cost estimation, the various applications, and the available resources for obtaining relevant data"--
ER  -