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Statistical Parametric Mapping. SPM (Statistical Parametric Mapping) refers to the construction and assessment of spatially extended statistical processes used to test hypotheses about functional imaging data. These ideas have been instantiated in software that is called SPM.
The cost estima -. tor cites the model and factors used, and. any assumptions, and provides copies of the. model outputs with each estimate. In the parametric method, a statistical. relationship is developed between historical. costs and program, physical, and perfor -. mance characteristics.