Q. According to DeMarco, what is the main cause of politically-colored estimates?

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Q. What is the "budget" method of cost estimation?

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Q. What is the "price to win" method of cost estimation?

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Q. What is one of the main reasons for the lack of data collection in software projects?

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Q. What is one of the main traps to be avoided when using other methods for cost estimation based on the expertise of estimators?

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Q. What is the main disadvantage of politically-colored estimates?

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Q. According to Jørgensen (2005) what should be avoided in expert-based effort estimation?

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Q. What is the goal of estimation according to Jørgensen (2005)?

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Q. What is the Winner's curse phenomenon known from auctions?

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Q. What type of contracts do software clients generally require according to Jørgensen and Grimstad (2004)?

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Q. What is the phenomenon known as "winner's curse" in software field?

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Q. According to Jorgensen (2005), what should be done to avoid the politically-colored estimation methods?

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Q. What is the outcome of a contract that results in low or negative profits to the bidder?

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Q. What is the main goal of estimation?

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Q. According to Jorgensen and Grimstad (2004), what is the result of companies with the lowest bids in an experiment they conducted?

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Q. What is the benefit of combining different estimation methods?

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Q. What is the best practice for improving estimates according to Lederer and Prasad (2000)?

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Q. What is the potential effect of experience on cost estimates in software development projects?

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Q. What is the result of combining sufficiently different estimation methods?

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Q. Why may estimates that are based on comparison with earlier projects be too pessimistic?

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