Evaluating the Use of Project Glossaries in Automated Trace Retrieval.
Xuchang Zou, Raffaella Settimi, Jane Cleland‐Huang · Software Engineering Research and Practice · 2008
Automated traceability methods use information retrieval techniques to dynamically generate traceability links, however they suffer from precision problems. This paper extends our previous work in using a project glossary to improve trace results and presents criteria for evaluating whether an existing project glossary can be used to enhance results in a given project. A new approach for automatically extracting a set of important terms and phrases is also described. Our experimental results suggest that these terms and phrases can be used effectively in lieu of a project glossary to help improve precision of the retrieved traces.