Classification Tree Method: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 09:28, 12 August 2013

Revision as of 09:29, 12 August 2013

Line 18:

== Background ==

The classification tree method (CTM) method introduced the following advantages over the Category Partion Method<ref>{{cite journal|last=Ostrand|first=T. J.|coauthors=Balcer, M. J.|title=The category-partition method for specifying and generating fuctional tests|journal=Communications of the ACM|year=1988|volume=31|issue=6|pages=676–686|doi=10.1145/62959.62964}}</ref> (CPM) by Olstrad and Balcer:

* '''Notation''': CPM only had a textual notation, whereas CTM uses a graphical, tree-shaped representation.

* '''Refinements''' Selecting one representative might have an influence on the occurrence of other representatives.