Guidance for test selection based on the cost of errors

Authors:
David A. Gustafson
Affiliations:
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
Venue:
AFIPS '84 Proceedings of the July 9-12, 1984, national computer conference and exposition
Year:
1984

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Abstract

A continual problem in the area of software testing is deciding if and where in a program additional testing should be done. Recent work by Cheung has indicated that the relative reliability of the individual nodes in a software flow graph, or modules in a software structure, can be used to guide the testing. This paper attempts to aid this process by suggesting a method for assigning a cost factor to the individual nodes in the software flow graph. This cost can be used to guide selection of additional tests.