Software Engineering Measurement

TEFV, see Test execution frequency vector

Test(s)

activity

efficiency of, 204

measures of, 301

metaphor for, 275

construction, 344

effectiveness, 282

actual, 284

maximum, 284

entropy, 278, 342

evaluation criterion, global, 290

execution

data, 342

frequency vector (TEFV), 276

profile, 276

functional complexity for, 297

hypotheses, 390

impact of single, 278

maximum effectiveness for, 288

operational complexities of, 298, 300

outcomes, use of summary data to evaluate, 290

philosophy, shift in, 304

possibilities, 300

process

goals for, 13

principal concern in, 281

profile(s), 253

activity, actual versus best, 286

values for, 284

resources, optimum allocation of, 305

of significance, 391

stereotyped, 392

suites

formation of, 238

fractional complexities of modules on, 299

program functionalities, 296

sequential, 286, 287

summary by task, 285

Testing

cumulative measure of, 279

delta, 281, 343

effort, majority of, 277

functional, 344

hypothesis, 401

low-entropy system, 271

measurement, 276, 341

operational, 345, 346

statistical, 302

stress, 303

Theory validation, 1

Time between failure

events, 35

measure of, 36

Time-to-market issues, 371

Token(s)

incorrect sequencing of, 100

operand, 417

operators, 417–421

Training, 5

Transformation matrix, 186

PASS baseline, 193

z-score, 130

Truncation, 29

Type I errors, 39, 40

Type II errors, 39, 40