Solving maximum likelihood equations for two-parameter software reliability models using grouped data

Proceedings - International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, ISSRE

Volumn , Issue , 1992, Pages 205-213

  Knafl, George J ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

EXISTENCE CONDITIONS; MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD EQUATIONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATE; POISSON PROCESS; SEARCH ALGORITHMS; SINGLE EQUATION; SOFTWARE RELIABILITY MODELS; TWO PARAMETER;

SOFTWARE RELIABILITY;

EID: 85046958641     PISSN: 10719458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISSRE.1992.285844     Document Type: Conference Paper

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