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On the neural network approach in software reliability modeling

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The neural network approach is more appropriate for handling datasets with `smooth' trends than for Handling datasets with large fluctuations, and the training results are much better than the prediction results in general.
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This article is published in Journal of Systems and Software.The article was published on 2001-08-01. It has received 152 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Network simulation & Network architecture.

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Failure and reliability prediction by support vector machines regression of time series data

TL;DR: A comparative analysis of SVM effectiveness in forecasting time-to-failure and reliability of engineered components based on time series data shows that in the analyzed cases, SVM outperforms or is comparable to other techniques.
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Software reliability forecasting by support vector machines with simulated annealing algorithms

TL;DR: The experimental results reveal that the SVM model with simulated annealing algorithms (SVMSA) results in better predictions than the other methods, and the proposed model is a valid and promising alternative for forecasting software reliability.
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Evolutionary neural network modeling for software cumulative failure time prediction

TL;DR: Numerical results show that both the goodness-of-fit and the next-step-predictability of the proposed approach have greater accuracy in predicting software cumulative failure time compared to existing approaches.
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Software reliability forecasting by support vector machines with simulated annealing algorithms

TL;DR: In this article, simulated annealing algorithms (SA) are used to select the parameters of an SVM model and the experimental results reveal that the proposed model is a valid and promising alternative for forecasting software reliability.
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Neural-network-based approaches for software reliability estimation using dynamic weighted combinational models

TL;DR: This paper explains the neural networks from the mathematical viewpoints of software reliability modeling and shows how to apply neural network to predict software reliability by designing different elements of neural networks and uses the approach to build a dynamic weighted combinational model (DWCM).
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Software Reliability: Measurement, Prediction, Application

TL;DR: Revised and updated for professional software engineers, systems analysts and project managers, this book provides key concepts of software reliability and practical solutions for measuring reliability.
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Software Reliability Modeling

TL;DR: The use of stochastic techniques is justified, and the various probability models that have been proposed, along with any associated statistical estimation and inference procedures, are described.
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Using neural networks in reliability prediction

TL;DR: Results with actual testing and debugging data suggest that neural-network models are better at endpoint predictions than analytic models, and can be more accurate than some commonly used analytic models.
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Prediction of software reliability using connectionist models

TL;DR: The analysis shows that the connectionist approach is capable of developing models of varying complexity and may adapt well across different data sets and exhibit better predictive accuracy.
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Application of neural networks to software quality modeling of a very large telecommunications system

TL;DR: A case study of neural-network modeling techniques developed for the EMERALD system, which modeled a subset of modules representing over seven million lines of code from a very large telecommunications software system and found the neural- network model had better predictive accuracy.
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