1 Introduction. - 1. 1 Software Engineering. - 1. 2 Software Reliability Engineering. - 1. 3 Software Defect Estimations. - 1. 4 Summary. - 1. 5 Remarks and Problems. - References. - 2 Empirical Regression Methods. - 2. 1 Software Defect Factors and Distributions. - 2. 2 Software Defect Distributions by Rank. - 2. 3 Linear Regression Models. - 2. 4 Haistead Model. - 2. 5 Miscellaneous. - 2. 6 Summary. - 2. 7 Remarks and Problems. - References. - 3 Dynamic Methods. - 3. 1 Jelinski-Moranda Model and the Like. - 3. 2 NHPP Models. - 3. 3 Use of Discrete-Time Data. - 3. 4 Notes on Time Bases. - 3. 5 Summary. - 3. 6 Remarks and Problems. - References. - 4 Capture-Recapture Methods. - 4. 1 Software Defect Seeding. - 4. 2 Basic Models. - 4. 3 BasinModels. - 4. 4 AUrnModel. - 4. 5 Summary. - 4. 6 Remarks and Problems. - References. - 5 Decomposition Methods. - 5. 1 Model Formulation. - 5. 2 Case Study. - 5. 3 Summary. - 5. 4 Remarks and Problems. - References. - 6 Neural Network Methods. - 6. 1 Neural Networks. - 6. 2 Software Defect Predictions. - 6. 3 Summary. - 6. 4 Remarks and Problems. - References. - 7 Software Defect Estimations Under Imperfect Debugging. - 7. 1 Imperfect Debugging. - 7. 2 Goel-Okumoto 1DM Model. - 7. 3 Goel-Okumoto NHPP Model under Imperfect Debugging. - 7. 4 Death-Birth Model. - 7. 5 Phase-Directed Models. - 7. 6 Software Failure Behavior versus Software Defect Behavior. - 7. 7 A Static Model. - 7. 8 Summary. - 7. 9 Remarks and Problems. - References. - 8 Software Operational Profile Modeling. - 8. 1 Software Operational Profiles. - 8. 2 Model I. - 8. 3 Model II. - 8. 4 Model III. - 8. 5 Model IV. - 8. 6 ModelV. - 8. 7 Summary. - 8. 8 Remarks and Problems. - References. - 9 Modeling of Probably Zero-Defect Software. - 9. 1 Probability of Being Failure-Free versus Probability of Being Defect-Free. - 9. 2 Classic Interval Estimations. - 9. 3 Bayesian Point Estimations. - 9. 4 Incorporating Software Operational Profile. - 9. 5 Quantifying Software Correctness. - 9. 6 Summary. - 9. 7 Remarks and Problems. - References. Language: English