Optimal selection of failure data for predicting failure counts

Proceedings - International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, ISSRE

Volumn , Issue , 1993, Pages 142-149

  Schneidewind, Norman F ^a  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

NHPP software reliability model; optimal selection of failure data; Space Shuttle

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SPACE SHUTTLES;

ACCURATE PREDICTION; FAILURE DATA; NON HOMOGENEOUS POISSON PROCESS; ON BOARD SOFTWARES; OPTIMAL SELECTION; RELIABILITY PREDICTION; SOFTWARE RELIABILITY MODELS; STARTING FAILURES;

SOFTWARE RELIABILITY;

EID: 16244422851     PISSN: 10719458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISSRE.1993.624283     Document Type: Conference Paper

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