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Software Testing by Statistical Methods: Preliminary Success Estimates for Approaches Based on Binomial Models, Coverage Designs, Mutation Testing, and Usage Models
Published
Author(s)
D L. Banks, W H. Dashiell, Leonard J. Gallagher, Robert C. Hagwood, Raghu N. Kacker
Abstract
This paper is a survey of the statistical methods relevant to Black-Box conformance testing. The methods are reviewed from the view point of their potential use in an ITL collaborative project.
Banks, D.
, Dashiell, W.
, Gallagher, L.
, Hagwood, R.
and Kacker, R.
(1998),
Software Testing by Statistical Methods: Preliminary Success Estimates for Approaches Based on Binomial Models, Coverage Designs, Mutation Testing, and Usage Models, - 6129, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
(Accessed October 11, 2025)