Software quality: predicting reliability of a software using decision tree

System availability can be expressed as an attribute of reliability that determines the total time a system or component is functioning. Most available models try to predict availability of a software during its life cycle but there are very few or no models that predict a software going days withou...

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Main Authors: Shakiru, Ayanloye O., Yusuf, Mahmud Ahmad, Koh, Tieng Wei, Letchmunan, Sukumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian Network for Scientific Information 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35406/1/Software%20quality.pdf
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Summary:System availability can be expressed as an attribute of reliability that determines the total time a system or component is functioning. Most available models try to predict availability of a software during its life cycle but there are very few or no models that predict a software going days without a failure. Over the years, decision tree model have been used as a reliable technique for prediction. In this study, based on the sample data collected by John Musa of Bell Telephone Laboratories, a decision tree model has been used to predict the availability of a system going days without a failure. This study concluded that a decision tree model is able to decide availability of a software in terms of going days without a failure.