Title :
A decision theory framework for software fault correction
Author :
Shaw, Wade H. ; Woffinden, Duard S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., US Air Force Inst. of Technol., Dayton, OH, USA
Abstract :
The use of decision theory concepts in detecting and correcting software faults is considered. The concepts of software faults and failure, symptoms and corrective actions are presented as a way of viewing the software design and test portion of a software development effort. It is shown how probabilistic estimates of software failure based on project histories can be used in a decision-making setting to reduce fault correction cost and time. An algorithm which computes the decision procedure is discussed as well as computational considerations. The impact of the decision-theory model on large-scale software development efforts is presented
Keywords :
decision theory; software reliability; computational considerations; corrective actions; decision theory framework; failure; large-scale software development efforts; probabilistic estimates; project histories; software design; software development; software fault correction; symptoms; test; Costs; Decision making; Decision theory; Electrical fault detection; History; Programming; Software design; Software maintenance; Software testing; Software tools;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1988. NAECON 1988., Proceedings of the IEEE 1988 National
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
DOI :
10.1109/NAECON.1988.195084
