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...mean by Test Metrics?


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What is mean by Test Metrics?

Answer by Prem

Submitted on 11/12/2003

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Test metrics accomplish in analyzing the current level of maturity in testingand give a projection on how to go about testing activities by allowing us toset goals and predict future trends.

Answer by monica



test metrics should cover basically 3 things:1. test coverage2. time for one test cycle3. convergence of testing


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Answer by Mohana Janam



The objective of Test Metrics is to capture the planned and actual quantitiesthe effort, time and resources required to complete all the phases of Testingof the SW Project.

Answer by SIDHU



NUMBER OF TEST CASES EXECUTEDNUMBER OF BUGS DETECTEDNUMBER OF BUGS FIXEDNUMBER OF PRIORITY BUGS FIXEDETC.,

Answer by Sreeni



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Test Metrics is a mechanism to know the effectiveness of the testing that

can be measured quantitatively. It is a feedback mechanism to improve theTesting Process that is followed currently.

Answer by sachin



Testing metric is used to track actual testing progress against plan andtherefore to be able to be proactive upon early indications that testingactivity is falling behind

Answer by ramkis



Normally many a times some test cases are skipped or omitted due to thefollowing:

> Ambiguity - Requirements with potentialmultiple meanings.

> Completeness - Items left to be


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specified.> Understandability - The readability of

the document.> Volatility - The rate and time within the

life cycle changes are made to therequirements.> Traceability - The traceability of the

requirements upward to higher leveldocuments and downward to code and tests.

Thus Normal Test Related Metrics are:

> Quantity of tests Prepared / Performed> Quantity of Defects found> Type of Defects found

> Time taken - To Plan, Develop and Timetaken - To Plan, Develop and Execute tests> Cost of defect management; bug Cost of

defect management; bug Reporting, fixingand re-testing reporting, fixing and re-testing

> THE COST OF TESTING - THE COST OFTESTING - OR NOT TESTING OR NO Testing atall.

Thus the Test team activity metrics are for:

how long to:

> Plan stage or phase of testing> Write the Test systems Design> Prepare Test environment and develop

utilities.> Prepare test scenarios, scripts, data

and expected results> Write automated test scripts> Execute tests for each significant stage

of testing.> Raise Defect reports and manage issues> Retest fixed defects.

Thanks.


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Answer by Hay



Indicators that show the quality of the software under test and theeffectiveness of the testing activities.

Answer by Fin



A Test Metric is a standard means of measuring some attribute of the

software testing process. They are a means of establishing test progressagainst the test schedule and may be an indicator of expected futureresults. Metrics are produced in two forms Base Metrics and DerivedMetrics.

Example of Base Metrics:# Test Cases# New Test Cases# Test Cases Executed# Test Cases Unexecuted# Test Cases Re-executed

# Passes# Fails# Test Cases Under Investigation# Test Cases Blocked# 1st Run FailsTest Case Execution Time# Testers


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Example of Derived Metrics:% Test Cases Complete% Test Cases Passed

% Test Cases Failed% Test Cases Blocked% Test Defects Corrected

Answer by Emerson Rios



A test metric is a way to measure the size of a project of testing to aid youto estimate the quantity of effort you will need to execute a work of testing.

Answer by Naveen



A Test metric is just like any other tool used to measure the qulity ofsoftware product to serve best to the customer


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Answer by Nitin



Test metrics is a process for analyzing the current level of maturity whiletesting and predict future trends, finally meant for enhancing the testingactivities which were missed in current testing will be added in next build toimprove or enhance the Testing Process. e.g. Adding a testcase which atester found was missed during current testing, when a next build comes forregression the missed testcase will be added first thus enhancing the

testcase document.

Answer by alanker



Test metrics can give us the info about the software quality,and help the PMto make decision. Of course, the process of test metrics is similar to thenormal metrics process

Answer by sunil konda



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Metrics are the numerical data which will help us to measure the test

effectiveness.

Answer by Pratap


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Test Metrics is to check Caliber of system. With well defined and standardmeasurement.

Answer by jyothym



A set of checkpoints which can measure the whole process of testing.Example.*Percentage of scenario coverage wrt functionality*Velocity of tester in AT writing/ exec/ automation within an iteration.*Number of bugs found during system testing.*Number of checkouts after code freeze*Number of regression bugs.


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*Time span for which a known bug remains open.

Answer by sangi



Metrics is something that can be measured. Testing metrics is measuringthe quality of software.some of them rproject metrics, process metrics,defect metrics

Answer by Arun



Test metrics is a mechanism to measure the quality of the software.it is atangible entity which can be measured and hence the quality of the softwarecan be calculated.

Answer by Harish KUmar Nalumas


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Test Metrics is a process of measuring the Software Testing Process withrespect to the Actual Test Plan in the organizations. Based on the feedback,the organizations will improve the testing process that they are following.

Answer by chinna



Test metrics is a process for analyzing the current level of maturity whiletesting and predict future trends, finally meant for enhancing the testing

activities which were missed in current testing will be added in next build toimprove or enhance the Testing Process. e.g. Adding a testcase which atester found was missed during current testing, when a next build comes forregression the missed testcase will be added first thus enhancing thetestcase document.

Answer by manikandan




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Answer by Pradeep



Its a measure of the actual effort over the expected effort, in a softwareproject.

Answer by sneha



Test metrics provide the aaccurate measurement of test coverage and it

should consist total test, test run, test passed, test failed, test deferred andtest passed the first time.

Answer by Babagowda



Software Metrics provide info on measuring quality of reliable software.


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Answer by saravana



Metrics are the numerical data which will help us to measure the testeffectiveness.

A test metric is a way to measure the size of a project of testing to aid you

to estimate the quantity of effort you will need to execute a work of testing.

Indicators that show the quality of the software under test and theeffectiveness of the testing activities.

Answer by jan



Test metrics should cover basically 3 things:1. test coverage

2. time for one test cycle3. convergence of testing


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