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Application of basic and logarithmic poisson execution time models in software reliability measurement

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Software Reliability Modelling and Identification

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Two software reliability models that share the advantageous property of being based on execution time are presented. They are compared with a number of other published models. Predictive validity is established using sets of failure data from a varied group of software projects and two different parameter estimation methods. The characteristics and advantages and disadvantages of the two with respect to each other are discussed.

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Musa, J.D., Okumoto, K. (1988). Application of basic and logarithmic poisson execution time models in software reliability measurement. In: Bittanti, S. (eds) Software Reliability Modelling and Identification. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 341. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0034287

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