With measurement errors taken into account in the simultaneous fitting of the measurement and the new regression equations, estimation of is unbiased; hence it reflects the true relationship much better. Certainly, introducing latent factors in models is not a free lunch..
A function point is a unit of measurement to express the amount of business functionality an information system (as a product) provides to a user. Function points measure software size. The cost (in dollars or hours) of a single unit is calculated from past projects. As of 2013, there are several recognized standards and/or public specifications for sizing software based on Function Point. 1. ISO Standards. 1  COSMIC: ISO/IEC 19761:2011 Software engineering.
An endpoint (socket) is defined by the combination of a network address and a port identifier. Note that address/port does not completely identify a socket (more on this later). The purpose of ports is to differentiate multiple endpoints on a given network address. You could say that a port is a virtualised endpoint.