TMS_Data: A Dataset for Software Effort Estimation and Project Characteristics Analysis

This dataset contains structured project data intended for research in software effort estimation, software project analytics, and machine learning-based prediction models. The dataset is provided in Microsoft Excel format (TMS_Data.xlsx) and includes numerical and categorical attributes describing software projects, such as project characteristics, development factors, and effort-related indicators. The dataset can be used for: Software effort estimation and cost prediction Machine learning and deep learning experiments Meta-learning and federated learning research Empirical studies in software engineering All data are anonymized and suitable for academic and research purposes. The dataset is intended to support reproducibility and comparative evaluation of estimation models.