Preliminary Analysis of the Effects of Confirmation Bias on Software Defect Density

Calikli, G. and Bener, A. (2010) Preliminary Analysis of the Effects of Confirmation Bias on Software Defect Density. In: 2010 ACM-IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM '10), Bolzano-Bozen, Italy, 16-17 Sep 2010, p. 68. ISBN 9781450300391 (doi: 10.1145/1852786.1852870)

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Abstract

In cognitive psychology, confirmation bias is defined as the tendency of people to verify hypotheses rather than refuting them. During unit testing software developers should aim to fail their code. However, due to confirmation bias, most defects might be overlooked leading to an increase in software defect density. In this research, we empirically analyze the effect of confirmation bias of software developers on software defect density.

Item Type:Conference Proceedings
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Calikli, Dr Handan Gul
Authors: Calikli, G., and Bener, A.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
ISBN:9781450300391

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