Accession Number:

ADA090831

Title:

Mutation Analysis as a Tool for Software Quality Assurance.

Descriptive Note:

Interim technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

GEORGIA INST OF TECH ATLANTA SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

Personal Author(s):

• DeMillo,Richard A.

Report Date:

1980-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

7.0

Abstract:

A protocol for using mutation analysis as a tool for software quality assurance is described. The results of experiments on the reliability of this method are also described. Author

Descriptors:

• *COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
• *COMPUTER PROGRAM VERIFICATION
• *COMPUTER PROGRAM RELIABILITY
• TEST AND EVALUATION
• RANDOM VARIABLES
• TEST METHODS
• VARIATIONS
• QUALITY ASSURANCE
• SET THEORY
• CONFIDENCE LEVEL

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE