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Empirical Study of the Effects of Different Similarity Measures on Test Case Prioritization
Joint Authors
Zhang, Yanmei
Wang, Rongcun
Jiang, Shujuan
Chen, Deng
Source
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-19, 19 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-05-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
19
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Similarity-based test case prioritization algorithms have been applied to regression testing.
The common characteristic of these algorithms is to reschedule the execution order of test cases according to the distances between pair-wise test cases.
The distance information can be calculated by different similarity measures.
Since the topologies vary with similarity measures, the distances between pair-wise test cases calculated by different similarity measures are different.
Similarity measures could significantly influence the effectiveness of test case prioritization.
Therefore, we empirically evaluate the effects of six similarity measures on two similarity-based test case prioritization algorithms.
The obtained results are statistically analyzed to recommend the best combination of similarity-based prioritization algorithms and similarity measures.
The experimental results, confirmed by a statistical analysis, indicate that Euclidean distance is more efficient in finding defects than other similarity measures.
The combination of the global similarity-based prioritization algorithm and Euclidean distance could be a better choice.
It generates not only higher fault detection effectiveness but also smaller standard deviation.
The goal of this study is to provide practical guides for picking the appropriate combination of similarity-based test case prioritization techniques and similarity measures.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wang, Rongcun& Jiang, Shujuan& Chen, Deng& Zhang, Yanmei. 2016. Empirical Study of the Effects of Different Similarity Measures on Test Case Prioritization. Mathematical Problems in Engineering،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1112689
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wang, Rongcun…[et al.]. Empirical Study of the Effects of Different Similarity Measures on Test Case Prioritization. Mathematical Problems in Engineering No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1112689
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wang, Rongcun& Jiang, Shujuan& Chen, Deng& Zhang, Yanmei. Empirical Study of the Effects of Different Similarity Measures on Test Case Prioritization. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1112689
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1112689