A novel test case prioritization method based on problems of numerical software code statement defect prediction

Software testing, as an indispensable stage in software development life cycle, aims to discover defects in a software artefact as much as possible to assure its quality and reliability [10]. It is a very costly and resources consuming task that accounts for higher than 50% of development costs [15]. In previous work [51], test case selection (TCS), test case minimization (TCM) and TCP are three techniques maximize the value of test suites. TCP is often used to improve the ShAo Y, Liu B, WAng S, XiAo P. A novel test case prioritization method based on problems of numerical software code statement defect prediction. Eksploatacja i niezawodnosc – Maintenance and Reliability 2020; 22 (3): 419–431, http://dx.doi.org/10.17531/ein.2020.3.4.

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