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In this paper, we present a model for software reliability which is flexible enough to describe a variety of reliability trends. Flexibility is achieved by allowing a variable Fault Exposure Coefficient (with linear dependence on the number of remaining faults).
The model, which contains 3 parameters, is also equipped with a suitable criterion to decide whether a simpler model (with fewer parameters) is more advisable for the data at hand.
The analysis is extensively performed on the basis of Musa's software reliability data.
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Bittanti, S., Bolzern, P., Pedrotti, E., Pozzi, M., Scattolini, R. (1988). A flexible modelling approach for software reliability growth. In: Bittanti, S. (eds) Software Reliability Modelling and Identification. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 341. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0034288
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