Assessing software defection prediction performance: Why using the Matthews correlation coefficient matters

J Yao, M Shepperd - Proceedings of the 24th International Conference …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Context: There is considerable diversity in the range and design of computational
experiments to assess classifiers for software defect prediction. This is particularly so …

Data quality issues in software fault prediction: a systematic literature review

K Bhandari, K Kumar, AL Sangal - Artificial Intelligence Review, 2023 - Springer
Software fault prediction (SFP) aims to improve software quality with a possible minimum
cost and time. Various machine learning models have been proposed in the past for …

The impact of using biased performance metrics on software defect prediction research

J Yao, M Shepperd - Information and Software Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Context: Software engineering researchers have undertaken many experiments
investigating the potential of software defect prediction algorithms. Unfortunately some …

A hybrid multi-criteria meta-learner based classifier for imbalanced data

H Chamlal, H Kamel, T Ouaderhman - Knowledge-based systems, 2024 - Elsevier
Numerous imbalanced datasets exist in modern machine learning dilemmas. Challenges of
generalization and fairness stem from the existence of underrepresented classes with …

Combining deep learning and kernel PCA for software defect prediction

A Ho, N Nhat Hai, B Thi-Mai-Anh - Proceedings of the 11th International …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Software defect prediction aims to automatically determine the most likely location of
defective program elements (ie, statement, method, class, module etc.). Previous studies for …

The experimental process design of artificial lightweight aggregates using an orthogonal array table and analysis by machine learning

YM Wie, KG Lee, KH Lee, T Ko, KH Lee - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study is to experimentally design the drying, calcination, and sintering
processes of artificial lightweight aggregates through the orthogonal array, to expand the …

DBOS_US: a density-based graph under-sampling method to handle class imbalance and class overlap issues in software fault prediction

K Bhandari, K Kumar, AL Sangal - The Journal of Supercomputing, 2024 - Springer
Improving software quality by predicting faults during the early stages of software
development is a primary goal of software fault prediction (SFP). Various machine learning …

Software Defect Prediction Using Deep Q‐Learning Network‐Based Feature Extraction

Q Zhang, J Zhang, T Feng, J Xue, X Zhu, N Zhu… - IET Software, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Machine learning‐based software defect prediction (SDP) approaches have been
commonly proposed to help to deliver high‐quality software. Unfortunately, all the previous …

Exploring the impact of data preprocessing techniques on composite classifier algorithms in cross-project defect prediction

A Vescan, R Găceanu, C Şerban - Automated Software Engineering, 2024 - Springer
Success in software projects is now an important challenge. The main focus of the
engineering community is to predict software defects based on the history of classes and …

Cross-Project Defect Prediction using Supervised and Unsupervised Learning: a Replication Study

A Vescan, R Găceanu - 2023 27th International Conference on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Successful software projects are now an important challenge, the main focus of the
engineering community being to predict software failures based on the history of buggy …