Black, P.
(2019),
Formal Methods for Statistical Software, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8274
(Accessed April 18, 2024)
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Formal Methods for Statistical Software
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"Statistical software" encompasses several distinct classes of software. This report explains what formal methods, tools, and approaches may be able to increase assurance of results of using statistical software and implementing differential privacy. To provide context, we present an exemplary process for assured results. The parts are, data assurance, algorithm design, software production, correctness proofs, post production assurance of software, and result checking. We note a workshop we organized to support this paper, and finish with recommended formal methods, tools, and researchers doing particularly pertinent work.Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8274
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8274
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NIST Pubs
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Keywords
correctness proofs, formal methods, software assurance, differential privacy, software quality, static analysis, static source code analyzers, statistical software.
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Created October 4, 2019, Updated May 4, 2021