TY - GEN
T1 - Modeling the effect of size on defect proneness for open-source software
AU - Günes Koru, A.
AU - Dongsong, Zhang
AU - Liu, Hongfang
PY - 2007/12/17
Y1 - 2007/12/17
N2 - Quality is becoming increasingly important with the continuous adoption of open-source software. Previous research has found that there is generally a positive relationship between module size and defect proneness. Therefore, in open-source software development, it is important to monitor module size and understand its impact on defect proneness. However, traditional approaches to quality modeling, which measure specific system snapshots and obtain future defect counts, are not well suited because open-source modules usually evolve and their size changes over time. In this study, we used Cox proportional hazards modeling with recurrent events to study the effect of class size on defectproneness in the Mozilla product. We found that the effect of size was significant, and we quantified this effect on defect proneness.
AB - Quality is becoming increasingly important with the continuous adoption of open-source software. Previous research has found that there is generally a positive relationship between module size and defect proneness. Therefore, in open-source software development, it is important to monitor module size and understand its impact on defect proneness. However, traditional approaches to quality modeling, which measure specific system snapshots and obtain future defect counts, are not well suited because open-source modules usually evolve and their size changes over time. In this study, we used Cox proportional hazards modeling with recurrent events to study the effect of class size on defectproneness in the Mozilla product. We found that the effect of size was significant, and we quantified this effect on defect proneness.
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U2 - 10.1109/PROMISE.2007.9
DO - 10.1109/PROMISE.2007.9
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:36949001808
SN - 0769529542
SN - 9780769529547
T3 - Proceedings - ICSE 2007 Workshops: Third International Workshop on Predictor Models in Software Engineering, PROMISE'07
BT - Proceedings - ICSE 2007 Workshops
T2 - ICSE 2007 Workshops: Third International Workshop on Predictor Models in Software Engineering, PROMISE'07
Y2 - 20 May 2007 through 26 May 2007
ER -