• DocumentCode
    1417957
  • Title

    Total variance approach to software reliability estimation

  • Author

    Adams, Tom

  • Author_Institution
    110 Waterloo Station Dr., Cary, NC, USA
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    9/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    687
  • Lastpage
    688
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a mathematical model for a new approach to calculating the confidence intervals for software reliability projections. Unlike those calculated by current methods, these confidence intervals account for any uncertainty concerning the operational profile of the system
  • Keywords
    Bayes methods; software reliability; statistical analysis; Bayesian methods; confidence intervals; mathematical model; operational profile uncertainty; random testing; software reliability estimation; software reliability projections; total variance approach; Algorithms; Bayesian methods; Certification; Computer Society; Mathematical model; Prediction methods; Probability density function; Software reliability; System testing; Uncertainty;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0098-5589
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/32.541438
  • Filename
    541438