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Integrable difference equations for software reliability assessment and their applications

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This paper discusses software reliability growth models (SRGMs) based on integrable difference equations, which are derived from the original nonhomogeneous Poisson process models by using Hirota’s bilinearization methods. After that, goodness-of-fit comparisons of our discrete models with existing deterministic discrete models are performed by using actual data sets. Further, we disucss discrete optimal software release problems under simultaneous cost and reliability requirements based on our discrete SRGMs.

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  1. Department of Social Management Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan

    Shinji Inoue & Shigeru Yamada

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Inoue, S., Yamada, S. Integrable difference equations for software reliability assessment and their applications. Int J Syst Assur Eng Manag 1, 5–10 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13198-010-0005-x

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