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Application of statistical science to testing and evaluating software intensive systems

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Poore, J.H. Trammell, C.J.
Copyright Year	1999
Description	Author affiliation: Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN, USA (Poore, J.H.)
Abstract	Defense systems are becoming increasingly software intensive. While software enhances the effectiveness and flexibility of these systems, it also introduces vulnerabilities related to inadequacies in software design, maintenance, and configuration control. Effective testing of these systems must take into account the special vulnerabilities introduced by software. The software testing problem is complex because of the astronomical number of scenarios and states of use. The domain of testing is large and complex beyond human intuition. Because the software testing problem is so complex, statistical principles must be used to guide testing strategy in order to get the best information for the resources invested in testing. From a statistical point of view, all the topics in this paper follow sound problem solving principles and are direct applications of well established theory and methodology. From a software testing point of view the application of statistical science is relatively new and rapidly evolving, as an increasing range of statistical principles is applied to a growing variety of systems. Statistical testing is used in pockets of industry and agencies of government, including the DoD, on both experimental and routine bases. This paper is a composite of what is in hand and within reasonable reach in the application of statistical science to software testing.
Starting Page	40
Ending Page	57
File Size	102226
Page Count	18
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0769500102
DOI	10.1109/SESD.1999.781111
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1999-05-18
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Software testing Software maintenance System testing Software design Statistical analysis Government Humans Control systems Application software Problem-solving
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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