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Combining decision trees for software quality classification: An empirical study

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Date Issued:
2002
Summary:
The increased reliance on computer systems in the modern world has created a need for engineering reliability control of computer systems to the highest standards. Software quality classification models are one of the important tools to achieve high reliability. They can be used to calibrate software metrics-based models to predict whether software modules are fault-prone or not. Timely use of such models can aid in detecting faults early in the life cycle. Individual classifiers may be improved by using the combined decision from multiple classifiers. Several algorithms implement this concept and are investigated in this thesis. These combined learners provide the software quality modeling community with accurate, robust, and goal oriented models. This study presents a comprehensive comparative evaluation of meta learners using a strong and a weak learner, C4.5 and Decision Stump, respectively. Two case studies of industrial software systems are used in our empirical investigations.
Title: Combining decision trees for software quality classification: An empirical study.
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Name(s): Geleyn, Erik.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Khoshgoftaar, Taghi M., Thesis advisor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 2002
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 220 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: The increased reliance on computer systems in the modern world has created a need for engineering reliability control of computer systems to the highest standards. Software quality classification models are one of the important tools to achieve high reliability. They can be used to calibrate software metrics-based models to predict whether software modules are fault-prone or not. Timely use of such models can aid in detecting faults early in the life cycle. Individual classifiers may be improved by using the combined decision from multiple classifiers. Several algorithms implement this concept and are investigated in this thesis. These combined learners provide the software quality modeling community with accurate, robust, and goal oriented models. This study presents a comprehensive comparative evaluation of meta learners using a strong and a weak learner, C4.5 and Decision Stump, respectively. Two case studies of industrial software systems are used in our empirical investigations.
Identifier: 9780493553634 (isbn), 12898 (digitool), FADT12898 (IID), fau:9772 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): College of Engineering and Computer Science
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2002.
Subject(s): Computer software--Quality control
Software measurement
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