Bug Classification Machine Learning Project

Advanced AI system for intelligent bug type prediction with 94.34% accuracy

10,000
Bug Reports
94.34%
Best Accuracy
10+
ML Models
500+
Features

Bug Type Distribution

Project Overview

Project Goal

Develop an intelligent bug classification system that automatically categorizes bug reports into Defects, Tasks, and Enhancements using advanced machine learning techniques.

Key Achievements

  • 94.34% accuracy with Stacking Classifier
  • Advanced preprocessing with TF-IDF and SMOTE
  • 10+ ML algorithms comprehensively evaluated
  • Professional dashboard for visualization

Innovation

Combines state-of-the-art ensemble methods, advanced text processing, and proper class balancing to achieve exceptional performance in automated bug classification.

Dataset Analysis

Dataset Overview

10,000
Total Records
9
Original Columns
0
Missing Values
High
Data Quality

Dataset Columns

Bug ID
Unique identifier for each bug report
Type
Bug classification (Defect/Task/Enhancement)
Summary
Detailed description of the bug
Product
Software product (Firefox, Core, etc.)
Component
Specific component within the product
Assignee
Developer assigned to fix the bug
Status
Current status (RESOLVED, OPEN, etc.)
Resolution
How the bug was resolved (FIXED, etc.)
Updated
Last update timestamp

Sample Data Preview

Bug ID Type Summary Product Component
1949668 defect
Race condition between clearing mIsDeferredPurgePending...
Core Memory Allocator
1948993 task
Remove Nightly condition for vertical tabs checkboxes...
Firefox Sidebar
1947536 defect
QR code image is not exposed to assistive technology...
Firefox Messaging System
1947606 task
Add Nimbus support for calculator
Firefox Address Bar
Showing 4 of 10,000 total records

Temporal Distribution

Product Analysis

Data Preprocessing Pipeline

Data Cleaning

Removed irrelevant columns and handled missing values

Feature Engineering

Extracted temporal features and grouped categories

Text Processing

Applied TF-IDF vectorization to bug summaries

Class Balancing

Used SMOTE to balance class distribution

Before SMOTE

After SMOTE

Machine Learning Models

🥇

Stacking Classifier

94.34%

Ensemble Champion

🥈

Random Forest

91.73%

Tree Ensemble

🥉

Decision Tree

83.81%

Interpretable Model

Complete Model Comparison

Performance Analysis

Model Metrics

Model Accuracy Precision Recall F1-Score
Stacking Classifier 94.34% 94.2% 94.1% 94.15%
Random Forest 91.73% 91.5% 91.8% 91.65%
Decision Tree 83.81% 83.5% 83.9% 83.70%

Confusion Matrix

Key Insights & Impact

Ensemble Superiority

Stacking Classifier achieved 94.34% accuracy by combining multiple algorithms, demonstrating the power of ensemble learning.

Text Features Critical

TF-IDF vectorization of bug summaries provided the most predictive power with distinctive language patterns.

Balancing Essential

SMOTE dramatically improved performance by addressing severe class imbalance in the dataset.

Engineering Impact

Feature engineering and preprocessing significantly boosted model performance and generalization.

Business Impact

🎯 Automated Triaging

  • 94% faster bug classification
  • Reduced manual effort significantly
  • Improved response times for critical bugs
  • Better resource allocation across teams

📊 Quality Insights

  • Trend monitoring over time
  • Component risk identification
  • Proactive quality improvement
  • Data-driven decision making