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On favourable conditions for adaptive random testing

  • Tsong Yueh Chen*
  • , Fei Ching Kuo
  • , Zhi Quan Zhou
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Recently, adaptive random testing (ART) has been developed to enhance the fault-detection effectiveness of random testing (RT). It has been known in general that the fault-detection effectiveness of ART depends on the distribution of failure-causing inputs, yet this understanding is in coarse terms without precise details. In this paper, we conduct an in-depth investigation into the factors related to the distribution of failure-causing inputs that have an impact on the fault-detection effectiveness of ART. This paper gives a comprehensive analysis of the favourable conditions for ART. Our study contributes to the knowledge of ART and provides useful information for testers to decide when it is more cost-effective to use ART.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)805-825
Number of pages21
JournalInternational Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering
Volume17
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2007
Externally publishedYes

Free Keywords

  • Adaptive random testing
  • ART F-ratio
  • Distribution of failure-causing inputs
  • Fault-detection effectiveness
  • Random testing
  • Software testing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Artificial Intelligence

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