Validation of Software Reliability Models

Abstract

This report presents the results of a study and investigation of software reliability models. In particular, the purpose was to investigate the statistical properties of selected software reliability models, including the statistical properties of the parameter estimates, and to investigate the goodness of fit of the models to actual software error data. The results indicate that the models fit poorly, generally due to in most part the vagaries of the data rather than shortcomings of the models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA072113

Entities

People

  • J. E. Angus
  • J. F. Alter
  • R. E. Schafer
  • S. E. Emoto

Organizations

  • Hughes Aircraft Company

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Databases
  • Differential Equations
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Probability
  • Probability Density Functions
  • Probability Distributions
  • Random Variables
  • Reliability
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Time Intervals
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Software Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.