2015 QPRC

Title: Using a Covering Array Augmented with Specific Test Cases to Test a Statistical Analysis Application

 
Author: Michael Crotty, SAS Institute Inc., JMP Division

 
Abstract: A covering array enables a software tester to efficiently test interactions between components of a software system. Due to external considerations, sometimes specific levels of interactions must be included in a test plan. In this presentation, a test plan is developed for a new analysis platform in JMP12. The test plan starts with a design based on a 2-covering array and then incorporates additional runs that need to be tested regardless of the design. The new Covering Array platform in JMP Pro version 12 gives efficiency metrics for various levels of coverage, even when a design has been augmented manually. These metrics are presented and discussed.