DocumentCode
959088
Title
On some reliability estimation problems in random and partition testing
Author
Tsoukalas, Markos Z. ; Duran, Joe W. ; Ntafos, Simeon C.
Author_Institution
Comput. Sci. Program, Univ. of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA
Volume
19
Issue
7
fYear
1993
fDate
7/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
687
Lastpage
697
Abstract
Studies have shown that random testing can be an effective testing strategy. One of the goals of testing is to estimate the reliability of the program from the test outcomes. The authors extend the Thayer-Lipow-Nelson reliability model (R. Thayer et al., 1978) to account for the cost of errors. They also compare random testing with partition testing by examining upper confidence bounds for the cost weighted performance of the two strategies
Keywords
program testing; software reliability; Thayer-Lipow-Nelson reliability model; cost weighted performance; effective testing strategy; partition testing; random testing; test outcomes; upper confidence bounds; Automatic testing; Computer science; Costs; Design methodology; Documentation; Input variables; Programming; Runtime; Software performance; Software testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0098-5589
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/32.238569
Filename
238569
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