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A Comparative Study of Assessing Software Reliability using SPC: An MMLE Approach

by Bandla Srinivasa Rao, R. Satya Prasad, K. Ramchand H.rao
International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 50 - Number 19
Year of Publication: 2012
Authors: Bandla Srinivasa Rao, R. Satya Prasad, K. Ramchand H.rao
10.5120/7911-1159

Bandla Srinivasa Rao, R. Satya Prasad, K. Ramchand H.rao . A Comparative Study of Assessing Software Reliability using SPC: An MMLE Approach. International Journal of Computer Applications. 50, 19 ( July 2012), 23-27. DOI=10.5120/7911-1159

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author = { Bandla Srinivasa Rao, R. Satya Prasad, K. Ramchand H.rao },
title = { A Comparative Study of Assessing Software Reliability using SPC: An MMLE Approach },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { July 2012 },
volume = { 50 },
number = { 19 },
month = { July },
year = { 2012 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 23-27 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume50/number19/7911-1159/ },
doi = { 10.5120/7911-1159 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
}
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%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

The Modified Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MMLE) of the parameters of Exponential and Half Logistic distributions are considered and compared. An analytical approximation is used instead of linear approximation for a function which appears in Maximum Likelihood equation. These estimates are shown to perform better, in the sense of simplicity of calculation than the one based on linear approximation for the same function. In this paper we identified the MMLE method of estimations and associated results using Half Logistic Distribution and Exponential Distribution are similar. These estimates are used in SPC to find the control limits to predict the software reliability. A comparison of software reliability using Statistical Process Control for a small sample is also presented

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Software Reliability Statistical Process Control Modified Maximum Likelihood Exponential Distribution Half Logistic Distribution Control Limits NHPP