Statement-Level Cohesion Metrics and their Visualization

Slice-based metrics for cohesion have been defined and examined for years. However, if a module with low cohesion has been identified, the metrics cannot help the maintainer to restructure the module to improve the cohesion. This work presents statement-level cohesion metrics based on slices and chops. When visualized, the statement-level cohesion metrics can show which parts of a module have a low cohesion and thus help the maintainer to identify the parts that should be restructured.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: SCAM
• Authors: Jens Krinke
• Keywords: Low Cohesion, SCAM 2007, Slice-based Metrics, Software Engineering, Statement-level Cohesion Metrics