| Absolute Complexity
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Binary Decisions divided by the number of statements.
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| Binary Decisions
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Number of branching conditions in the flow graph with two possible outcomes. Includes statements with implicit condition evaluation
(loops, AT END, and so on).
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| Comments Ratio
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Number of Comments divided by Lines of Code.
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| Computational Statements
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Number of statements performing arithmetic calculations.
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| Conditional Complexity
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Binary Decisions, plus Unique Operands in Conditions.
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| Cyclomatic Complexity
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v(G) = e - n + 2, where v(G) is the cyclomatic complexity of the flow graph (G) for the program in question, e is the number
of edges in G, and n is the number of nodes. Quantity of decision logic. The number of linearly independent paths (minimum
number of paths to be tested). v(G) = DE + 1, where DE is the number of binary decisions made in the program.
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| Difficulty
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D = (n1 / 2) * (N2 / n2), where n1 is Unique Operators, N2 is Operands, and n2 is Unique Operands.
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| Error Estimate
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B = E**(2/3) / 3000, where E is Programming Effort.
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| Essential Complexity
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Quantity of unstructured logic (a loop with an exiting GOTO statement, for example). v(G) for reduced graph without D-structured
primes.
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| Exception Handling Statements
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Number of exception handling statements.
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| Executable Statements
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All assignments, function calls (alone on a line), calls, returns, IF, DO, FOR, CHOOSE, EXIT, CONTINUE, and GOTO statements.
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| Extended Cyclomatic Complexity
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Cyclomatic Complexity, plus Logical Operators in Conditions. Number of all paths in the program.
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| Function Calls
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Number of function calls.
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| Function Points
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Lines of Code divided by K, where K depends on the language: Cobol=77, Natural=52, PL/I=67. Estimate of the number of end-user
business functions implemented by the program.
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| GoTo Statements
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Number of GOTO statements, including conditional GOTOs.
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| IF Statements
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Number of IF statements.
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| Intelligent Content
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I = L * V, where L is Program Level and V is Program Volume. Complexity of a given algorithm independent of the language used
to express the algorithm.
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| Labels
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Number of labels.
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| Lines of Code
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Number of lines of code, plus the number of lines of code in included files and any files they include. Comments and blank
lines are not counted.
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| Local Data Items
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Number of local data items.
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| Logical Operators in Conditions
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Number of binary logical operators used in conditions.
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| Loop Statements
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Number of repetitively executing statements.
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| Maintainability Index
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MI = 171 - 5.2 * ln (PgmVolume) - 0.23 * ExtCycComp - 16.2 * ln (LOC) + 50 * sin (sqrt (2.46 * CommentLines/SourceLines)),
where PgmVolume is Program Volume, ExtCycComp is Extended Cyclomatic Complexity, LOC is Lines of Code, CommentLines is Comment
Lines, and SourceLines is Source Lines.
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| Maximum Depth of Logic Nesting
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Maximum nesting of logic.
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| Maximum Switch Cases
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Maximum Switch Cases.
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| Member Function Calls
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Number of member function calls.
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| Number of Comments
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Number of items containing text preceded by // or enclosed between /* and */.
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| Operands
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Number of operand occurrences (N2). Operands are variables and literals used in operators. Compare Unique Operands.
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| Operators
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Number of operator occurrences (N1). Operators are executable statements and unary and binary operations. Compare Unique Operators.
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| Parameters
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Number of parameters in method calls.
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| Pointers
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Number of data elements declared as pointers.
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| Program Length
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N = N1 + N2, where N1 is Operators and N2 is Operands.
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| Program Level
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L = 1 / D, where D is Difficulty.
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| Program Volume
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V = N * log2(n), where N is Program Length and n is Vocabulary. Minimum number of bits required to code the program.
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| Programming Effort
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E = V / L, where V is Program Volume and L is Program Level. Estimated mental effort required to develop the program.
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| Programming Time
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T = E / 18, where E is the Programming Effort and 18 is Stroud’s Number. Estimated amount of time required to implement the
algorithm, in seconds.
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| Static Data Items
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Number of static data items.
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| Switch Cases
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Number of SWITCH cases.
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| SWITCH/SELECT Statements
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Number of SWITCH statements.
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| Unique Function Calls
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Number of unique function calls.
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| Unique Member Function Calls
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Number of unique member function calls.
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| Unique Operands
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Number of distinct operands (n2). Operands are variables and literals used in operators. Uniqueness of literals is determined
by their notation. Compare Operands.
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| Unique Operands in Conditions
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Number of distinct operands used in conditions.
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| Unique Operators
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Number of distinct operators (n1). Operators are executable statements and unary and binary operations. Compare Operators.
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| Vocabulary
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n = n1 + n2, where n1 is the number of Unique Operators and n2 is the number of Unique Operands.
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