ICTSS 2014: Testing Software and Systems pp 186-191 | Cite as

Design of Prioritized N-Wise Testing

  • Eun-Hye Choi
  • Takashi Kitamura
  • Cyrille Artho
  • Yutaka Oiwa
Part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS, volume 8763)

Abstract

Open image in new window -wise testing is a widely used technique for combinatorial interaction testing. Prioritizing testing reorders test cases by relevance, testing important aspects more thoroughly. We propose a novel technique for Open image in new window -wise test case generation to satisfy the three distinct prioritization criteria of interaction coverage, weight coverage, and KL divergence. The proposed technique generates small Open image in new window -wise test cases, where high-priority test cases appear early and frequently. Our early evaluation confirms that the proposed technique improves on existing techniques based on the three prioritization criteria.

Keywords

Combinatorial testing Open image in new window-wise testing prioritized testing 

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Eun-Hye Choi
    • 1
  • Takashi Kitamura
    • 1
  • Cyrille Artho
    • 1
  • Yutaka Oiwa
    • 1
  1. 1.Nat. Inst. of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyAmagasakiJapan

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