MODELING SOFTWARE QUALITY WITH CLASSIFICATION TREES

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Software Quality Modeling

• Classification Trees

  • Using a Classification Tree: An Example

  • Building a Classification Tree Using CART

  • Other Classification Tree Algorithms

• Modeling Methodology

• Empirical Case Study

  • System Description

  • Model Based on Product and Process Metrics

  • Model Based on Product Metrics

  • Model Based on Best Single Metric

  • Discussion of Empirical Results

• Conclusions

• Acknowledgments

• References