Predicting the Number of Bugs Expected in a Program Module

Linda M. Ottenstein, Victor B. Schneider, Maurice H. Halstead · Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System) · 1976

Determining the amount of time to allot for debugging of programs is of prime importance in producing reliable software on schedule. Rn estimate for the expected number of bugs in a program module could be one aid irsolving this problem. In this paper we present a re I ationship +o give such an estimate and offer sGrne pre)iminary verification of its accuracy.

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