Title :
Selecting the Best Reliability Model to Predict Residual Defects in Open Source Software
Author :
Ullah, Najeeb ; Morisio, Maurizio ; Vetro, Antonio
Author_Institution :
Polytech. Univ. of Turin, Turin, Italy
Abstract :
A proposed method evaluates eight popular software reliability growth models and selects the one that can best predict the software´s remaining faults, providing practical support for project managers who are considering an open source component.
Keywords :
public domain software; software fault tolerance; best reliability model selection; open source software; residual defect prediction; software reliability growth models; software remaining fault prediction; Data models; Mathematical model; Predictive models; Research and development; Software reliability; Stability analysis; open source software; software reliability; software reliability growth models; software reliability models;
DOI :
10.1109/MC.2013.446
