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Software reliability: Repetitive run experimentation and modelingA software experiment conducted with repetitive run sampling is reported. Independently generated input data was used to verify that interfailure times are very nearly exponentially distributed and to obtain good estimates of the failure rates of individual errors and demonstrate how widely they vary. This fact invalidates many of the popular software reliability models now in use. The log failure rate of interfailure time was nearly linear as a function of the number of errors corrected. A new model of software reliability is proposed that incorporates these observations.
Document ID
19820013026
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Nagel, P. M.
(Boeing Commercial Airplane Co. Seattle, WA, United States)
Skrivan, J. A.
(Boeing Commercial Airplane Co. Seattle, WA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1982
Subject Category
Computer Programming And Software
Report/Patent Number
BCS-40366
NASA-CR-165836
NAS 1.26:165836
Accession Number
82N20900
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS1-16481
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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