Analysis of error processes in computer software
By: by Norman F. Schneidewind
Contributors: United States. National Technical Information Service; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School
Published: 1974
Place of publication: Monterey, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 37
Subjects: Management; Computer programming
Description: The purpose of the paper is to describe a model for statistically analyzing software error detection and correction processes during software functional testing. The purpose of the model is to provide decision aids for controlling the quality of command and control system software. The inputs to the model are error detection histories and the outputs are forecasts of the future behavior of error detection and correction processes. The model outputs would provide software production and quality control management with quantitative guidelines for establishing testing strategies, making the acceptance/rejection decision, and evaluating the tradeoff between incremental quality improvement and incremental resource investment.
Notes: Title from cover.

"Prepared for: Naval Electronics Laboratory Center, San Diego, California and Navy Fleet Material Support Office, Mechanicsburg, Pa."--Cover.

"July 1974"--Cover.

"NPS-55Ss74071"--Cover.

DTIC Identifiers: Error detection codes, parameter estimation.

Author(s) key words: Software measurement,software reliability, software error analysis, software quality control, stochastic processes.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 35)

"Approved for public release; distribution unlimited"--Cover.

Technical report; 1974.

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