On the gain of measuring test case prioritization

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Abstract

Test case prioritization (TCP) techniques aim to schedule the order of regression test suite to maximize some properties, such as early fault detection. In order to measure the abilities of different TCP techniques for early fault detection, a metric named average percentage of faults detected (APFD) is widely adopted. In this paper, we analyze the metric APFD and explore the gain of measuring TCP techniques from a control theory viewpoint. Based on that, we propose a generalized metric for TCP. This new metric focuses on the gain of defining early fault detection and measuring TCP techniques for various needs in different evaluation scenarios. By adopting this new metric, not only flexibility can be guaranteed, but also explicit physical significance for the metric will be provided before evaluation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2013 IEEE 37th Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference, COMPSAC 2013
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages627-632
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9780769549866
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event2013 IEEE 37th Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference, COMPSAC 2013 - Kyoto, Japan
Duration: 22 Jul 201326 Jul 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings - International Computer Software and Applications Conference
ISSN (Print)0730-3157

Conference

Conference2013 IEEE 37th Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference, COMPSAC 2013
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityKyoto
Period22/07/1326/07/13

Keywords

  • Regression testing
  • Software cybernetics
  • Software metric
  • Test case prioritization

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