Software failure prediction based on a Markov Bayesian network model

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 275-282

  Bai, C G ^a   Hu, Q P ^b   Xie, M ^b   Ng, S H ^b  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bayesian network; Markov Bayesian network; Reliability models; Software failure; Software reliability

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PROBABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; MARKOV BAYESIAN NETWORKS; SOFTWARE FAILURES; SOFTWARE RELIABILITY;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 8344260664     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2004.02.028     Document Type: Article

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