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An analysis of defect densities found during software inspectionsSoftware inspection is a technical evaluation process for finding and removing defects in requirements, design, code, and tests. Detailed data was collected during the first three years of experience at JPL on 203 inspections. Statistics are discussed for this set of inspections. Included, on a per inspection basis, are averages of: staff time expended, pages covered, major defects found, minor defects found, and inspection team size. Analysis of variance showed a significantly higher density of defects during requirements inspections. It was also observed, that the defect densities found decreased exponentially as the work products approached the coding phase. Increasing the pace of the inspection meeting decreased the density of defects found. This relationship was observed to hold for both major and minor defect densities, although it was more pronounced for minor defects. Guidelines are provided for conducting successful software inspections based upon three years of JPL experience.
Document ID
19920010193
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kelly, John C.
(California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena., United States)
Sherif, Joseph S.
(California State Univ. Fullerton., United States)
Hops, Jonathan
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center, Proceedings of the 15th Annual Software Engineering Workshop
Subject Category
Computer Programming And Software
Accession Number
92N19435
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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