Integration of Imperfect Debugging in General Testing-Domain Dependent NHPP SRGM

Abstract

Recently the general testing-domain dependent NHPP SRGM is developed to reflect repeated execution of constructs and location of detected faults. It assumes that debugging is perfect. Since realistic models need to reflect imperfect debugging, this paper integrates imperfect debugging in the general testing-domain dependent NHPP SRGM. Differential equations representing the mean value function are first derived for general testing strategy and then realized for the uniform testing. Specific mean value functions are obtained for some selected fault detection rate functions and constant fault reduction rate. Finally empirical performance evaluation is fulfilled.

A class of coverage growth functions and its practical application

“…(1.1) are regarded as a framework for generating NHPP SRGMs. Other coverage-based NHPP SRGMs have been studied by Fujiwara and Yamada (2002), Park, Hwang, and Fujiwara (2005), Pham and Zhang (2003), Piwowarski, Ohba, and Caruso (1993), Yamada and Fujiwara (2001), and Yamamoto, Inoue, and Yamada (2004). MVFs of these coverage-based NHPP SRGMs involve the CGF.…”