A study of software reliability growth model for time-dependent learning effects

This paper considered time-dependent learning effects in the software reliability growth model which Chiu et al. (2008) provided from the perspective of learning effects and would be able to reasonably describe the S-shaped and exponential-shaped types of behaviors simultaneously, and had better performance in fitting different data with consideration of a constant learning effect to enhance the model. This study assumed learning effects were depend on the process time and improved the model with linear-learning effect and exponential-learning effect to discuss when and what learning effects would occur in the software development process. This paper also verified the effectiveness of the proposed model with R square (Rsq) and compared with other models by using the comparison criteria with real data set. The results revealed that the proposed model shows good fitting in the data set which software development process exists time-dependent learning effects.