Application of multivariate analysis for software fault prediction

Software Quality Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-66

  Ohlsson, Niclas ^a   Zhao, Ming ^a   Helander, Mary ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Empirical study; Fault prone modules; Multivariate analysis; Prediction; Software design metrics

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FAULT TOLERANT COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FORECASTING; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FAULT-PRONE MODULES; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION MODEL; SMOOTHING PARAMETER; SOFTWARE DESIGN METRICS; SOFTWARE FAULT PREDICTION; SOFTWARE QUALITY ENGINEERING;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0002848467     PISSN: 09639314     EISSN: 15731367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:sqjo.0000042059.16470.f0     Document Type: Article

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