2009
DOI: 10.1109/msp.2009.56
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The Real Cost of Software Errors

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“…When this happens in a critical application, it can cause great loss of money or even human lives. For example, Zhivich and Cunningham [40] report that the software of a hospital miscalculated the proper dosage of radiation for patients. In this accident, at least eight patients died.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…When this happens in a critical application, it can cause great loss of money or even human lives. For example, Zhivich and Cunningham [40] report that the software of a hospital miscalculated the proper dosage of radiation for patients. In this accident, at least eight patients died.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This means that the overall number of bugs is growing alarmingly [1]. In addition, errors can cause tremendous costs and even be fatal to human life [2].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There were multiple incidents and circumstances along the way that also caused this unfortunate outcome. For instance, there was a software bug in one of the Ohio power plants that prevented authorities from recognizing and mitigating the power outage earlier [5]. Also, the teenager did not have lights on his bicycle, nor was he wearing a helmet, both of which are speculated to have contributed to the fatality [6].…”
Section: Cause and Effectmentioning
confidence: 99%