Capture-recapture (CR) models have been proposed as an objective method for improving the effectiveness of software inspections. CR models were originally developed to estimate the size of animal populations. In software, they have been used to estimate the number of defects in an inspected artifact. This estimate can be another source of information for deciding whether the artifact requires a reinspection to improve the phase containment of defects. This article describes a research project that produced a decision model for the reinspection decision. The resulting decision model yielded significant improvement in determining whether an artifact should be reinspected.
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