Bayesian network based software reliability prediction with an operational profile

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-112

  Bai, Cheng Gang ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bayesian network; Discrete time failure data; Markov Bayesian network; Operational profile; Software failure rate; Software reliability; Software run

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; DISCRETE-TIME FAILURE DATA; MARKOV BAYESIAN NETWORK; OPERATIONAL PROFILE; SOFTWARE FAILURE RATE; SOFTWARE RELIABILITY; SOFTWARE RUN;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 18144383522     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2004.11.034     Document Type: Article

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