Using simulation for assessing the real impact of test-coverage on defect-coverage

Lionel C. Briand; Dietmar Pfahl

doi:10.1109/24.855537

Using simulation for assessing the real impact of test-coverage on defect-coverage

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A procedure is proposed to investigate whether any test-coverage criterion has a genuine additional impact on defect-coverage when compared to the impact of just running additional test cases. The procedure applies in typical testing conditions where the software is tested once, and coverage measures are collected as well as defect data. Testing of the procedure on published data is discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	60-70
Number of pages	11
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Reliability
Volume	49
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/24.855537
Publication status	Published - Mar 2000
Externally published	Yes

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