This book addresses software faultsa critical issue that not only reduces the quality of software, but also increases their development costs. Various models for predicting the fault-proneness of software systems have been proposed; however, most of them provide inadequate information, limiting their effectiveness. This book focuses on the prediction of number of faults in software modules, and provides readers with essential insights into the generalized architecture, different techniques, and state-of-the art literature. In addition, it covers various software fault datasets and issues that crop up when predicting number of faults.
A must-read for readers seeking a one-stop source of information on software fault prediction and recent research trends, the book will especially benefit those interested in pursuing research in this area. At the same time, it will provide experienced researchers with a valuable summary of the latest developments.

Illustrates the process of number of fault prediction Features special chapters on number of fault prediction and ensemble methods Broadens readers' understanding with an empirical study on learning models

Autorentext
Dr Sandeep Kumar is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, India. His areas of interest include Semantic Web, Web Services, and Software Engineering. He has supervised many Ph.D. students and filed two patents for his work done along with students. He is currently handling multiple national and international research/consultancy projects and has many accolades to his credit-Young Faculty Research Fellowship of MeitY (Govt. of India), NSF/TCPP early adopter award-2014, 2015, ITS Travel Award 2011 and 2013 and others. He is a member of the ACM and senior member of the IEEE. His name has also been listed in major directories such as Marquis Who's Who, IBC and others. Dr Santosh Singh Rathore is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar,India. He received his PhD degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR) and his master's degree (M.Tech.) from the Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM) Jabalpur, India. His research interests include Software Fault Prediction, Software Quality Assurance, Empirical Software Engineering, Object-Oriented Software Development and Object-Oriented Metrics. He has published research papers in various peer-reviewed journals and international conference proceedings.

Inhalt
Introduction.- Techniques used for the Prediction of Number of Faults.- Homogeneous Ensemble Methods for the Prediction of Number of Faults.- Linear Rule based Ensemble Methods for the prediction of Number of Faults.- Non-Linear Rule based Ensemble Methods for the prediction of Number of Faults.- Conclusions.