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Software Reliability Models: Assumptions, Limitations, and Applicability
December 1985 (vol. 11 no. 12)
pp. 1411-1423
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A.L. Goel, "Software Reliability Models: Assumptions, Limitations, and Applicability," IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, vol. 11, no. 12, pp. 1411-1423, December, 1985.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/TSE.1985.232177,
author = {A.L. Goel},
title = {Software Reliability Models: Assumptions, Limitations, and Applicability},
journal ={IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering},
volume = {11},
number = {12},
issn = {0098-5589},
year = {1985},
pages = {1411-1423},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/TSE.1985.232177},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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TY - JOUR
JO - IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
TI - Software Reliability Models: Assumptions, Limitations, and Applicability
IS - 12
SN - 0098-5589
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EP1423
EPD - 1411-1423
A1 - A.L. Goel,
PY - 1985
KW - times between failures
KW - Estimation
KW - failure count models
KW - fault seeding
KW - input domain models
KW - model fitting
KW - NHPP
KW - software reliability
VL - 11
JA - IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
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A.L. Goel, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the School of Computer and Information Science, Syracuse University
A number of analytical models have been proposed during the past 15 years for assessing the reliability of a software system. In this paper we present an overview of the key modeling approaches, provide a critical analysis of the underlying assumptions, and assess the limitations and applicability of these models during the software development cycle. We also propose a step-by-step procedure for fitting a model and illustrate it via an analysis of failure data from a medium-sized real-time command and control software system.
Index Terms:
times between failures, Estimation, failure count models, fault seeding, input domain models, model fitting, NHPP, software reliability
Citation:
A.L. Goel, "Software Reliability Models: Assumptions, Limitations, and Applicability," IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, vol. 11, no. 12, pp. 1411-1423, Dec. 1985, doi:10.1109/TSE.1985.232177
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