Tree-based software quality estimation models for fault prediction

Proceedings - International Software Metrics Symposium

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 203-214

  Khoshgoftaar, T M ^a   Seliya, N ^a  

^a Florida Atlantic Univ   (United States)

Author keywords

Application software; Fault diagnosis; Least squares methods; Predictive models; Regression tree analysis; Software algorithms; Software design; Software quality; Software reliability; Software systems

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPLICATION PROGRAMS; COMPLEX NETWORKS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FAULT DETECTION; FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; FORECASTING; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

LEAST SQUARES METHODS; PREDICTIVE MODELS; REGRESSION TREES; SOFTWARE ALGORITHMS; SOFTWARE QUALITY; SOFTWARE SYSTEMS;

SOFTWARE RELIABILITY;

EID: 37349129968     PISSN: 15301435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/METRIC.2002.1011339     Document Type: Conference Paper

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