Hyper-geometric distribution software reliability growth model with imperfect debugging

Abstract

Debugging actions during the test/debug phase of software development are not always performed perfectly. That is, not all the software faults detected are perfectly removed without introducing new faults. This phenomenon is called imperfect debugging. The hyper-geometric distribution software reliability growth model (HGDM) was developed for estimating the number of software faults initially in a program. We propose an extended model based on the HGDM incorporating the notion of imperfect debugging.