A Bayesian change-point analysis for software reliability models

Seungmin Nam, Ji Hwan Cha, Sinsup Cho

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Abstract

In most software reliability models which utilize the nonhomogeneous Poisson process (NHPP), the intensity function for the counting process is usually assumed to be continuous and monotone. However, on account of various practical reasons, there may exist some change points in the intensity function and thus the assumption of continuous and monotone intensity function may be unrealistic in many real situations. In this article, the Bayesian change-point approach using beta-mixtures for modeling the intensity function with possible change points is proposed. The hidden Markov model with non constant transition probabilities is applied to the beta-mixture for detecting the change points of the parameters. The estimation and interpretation of the model is illustrated using the Naval Tactical Data System (NTDS) data. The proposed change point model will be also compared with the competing models via marginal likelihood. It can be seen that the proposed model has the highest marginal likelihood and outperforms the competing models.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1855-1869
Number of pages15
JournalCommunications in Statistics: Simulation and Computation
Volume37
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2008

Keywords

  • Bayes factor
  • Change point
  • Intensity function
  • MCMC
  • NHPP
  • Software reliability

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