An Empirical Study of Imputation Techniques for Software Data Sets
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ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to take this opportunity to thank my Mother who has been most supportive and has been my source of inspiration whenever I needed direction. I would like to thank my advisor, Dr. Iyengar for his invaluable guidance throughout my Ph.D. studies at LSU. I learnt the importance of honesty, integrity, creativity, critical-thinking, and hard work as a researcher through him. The work proposed here is not separable from his insightful and nurturing ideas shared with me. It is with my deepest gratitude that I acknowledge him for all his help and cooperation in providing me his guidance and moral support. being on my Ph.D. committee and giving me insightful comments regarding my research. I would also like to thank Dr. Perkins who guided me through my Master's Project. Finally, I would like to thank the entire faculty, the staff, and friends in the Computer Science Dept., at LSU, who have made my stay a memorable one.
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