Statistical Modeling and Estimation of Reliability Functions for Software (SMERFS) Library Access Guide. Revision 3

Abstract

This is the second in a series of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) technical reports concerning software reliability. The first report, A Survey of Software Reliability Modeling and Estimation, NSWC TR 82-171, discusses various approaches advocated for reliability estimation; reviews various models proposed for this estimation process; provides model assumptions, estimates of reliability, and the precision of those estimates; and provides the data required for the models' implementation. Eight software reliability models were selected to form the basis of a library. This library also contains data edit, transformation, general statistics, and Goodness-of-Fit functions. The original Statistical Modeling and Estimation of Reliability Functions for Software (SMERFS) Library was described in the 1985 version of this report. The enhanced library, which now contains 11 models and model applicability analyses, is explained herein. The SMERFS User's Guide, NSWCDD TR 84-373, Revision 3, explains the execution of the new SMERFS driver.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA275405

Entities

People

  • Oliver D. Smith
  • William H. Farr

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Algorithms
  • Central Processing Units
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Information Science
  • Mainframe Computers
  • Precision
  • Reliability
  • Standards
  • Statistics
  • Surface Warfare
  • Warfare
  • Weighting Functions

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  • Engineering

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