An Investigation of Essential Topics on Software Fault-Proneness Prediction

Understanding critical aspects of software fault-proneness prediction contributes significantly to building effective fault-proneness prediction models. This paper conducts an investigation of essential topics in this area, including techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of fault-proneness prediction models, issues of concerns when building the prediction models, as well as findings shared by the academic community. It is our hope that this investigation will aid researchers in further studying and contributing to software fault-proneness prediction.