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Equivalence Class Testing Overview

Equivalence Class Testing (ECT) is a software testing technique that divides input values into valid and invalid partitions to select representative test data, aiming to reduce redundancy and test cases. Other testing techniques mentioned include State Table based Testing, which uses tabular representations for documenting test cases, and Decision Table Testing, which focuses on different combinations of input conditions and their outcomes. Each technique has its advantages and disadvantages, such as ECT's efficiency versus its reliance on tester expertise.

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Equivalence Class Testing Overview

Equivalence Class Testing (ECT) is a software testing technique that divides input values into valid and invalid partitions to select representative test data, aiming to reduce redundancy and test cases. Other testing techniques mentioned include State Table based Testing, which uses tabular representations for documenting test cases, and Decision Table Testing, which focuses on different combinations of input conditions and their outcomes. Each technique has its advantages and disadvantages, such as ECT's efficiency versus its reliance on tester expertise.

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Equivalence Class Testing (ECT)

• It is Software Testing Technique – Divide input values into valid and invalid partitions and
selecting representative values from each portioned as test data
• Use of ECT :
• Exhaustive testing is desired
• To avoid redundancy
• Type of ECT
• Weak Normal ECT
• Strong Normal ECT
• Weak Robust ECT
• Strong Robust ECT
Example for ECT

Advantages :
Helps to reduce the number of test cases
Reduces the test execution time ( minimize the set of test data)
Disadvantages :
Not contain any conditions for boundary value
Identifying the equivalence class relay on testers expertise
Other Names for Black box Testing
• behavioral, opaque-box, closed-box, specification-based, or eye-to-
eye testing.
State Table based Testing

• Table is tool for representing and documenting many types of information


relating to test case design.
• State Table : a tabular representation of a state graph (All states, inputs,
transitions and outputs )
• State based Test : Whether the software under test (SUT) returns the right
result, or modifies state correctly.
• State-transition diagrams are very useful for describing the behavior of a
system and are part of the Software Design Document.
• Real-time Example : Embedded software industry and technical automation,
internet applications or business scenarios
Examples :State Table based Testing (ATM Card)

The states that the software may occupy (funded/insufficient funds);


The transitions from one state to another (not all transitions are allowed);
The events that cause a transition (withdrawing money); –> Inputs
The actions that result from a transition (an error message, or being given your cash). –> Output
Decision Table (Cause Effect) Based
Testing
• Decision Table Testing is a Black Box test design technique (behavioral or
behavior-based technique), used where different combinations of test input
conditions result in different outcomes.
• DT consists of
• conditions and actions – True/ False
• Decision rules: True/ false
• The main and the most important objective of Decision table testing is to
ensure the overall test coverage without missing any possible relation.(Or)
• boundary values check is essential for DT (Equivalence Class and Boundary
value analysis )
Examples :Decision Table Cause Effect)
Based Testing
Here are the business rules.
• On entering correct combination of ID & Password, user should be able to login successfully.
• User is not allowed to login when any or both of the ID & Password are incorrect /blank. In such cases, it should show
‘Invalid Credentials’ message.

3 pow 2 = 9 Test Cases


1. conditions – User ID, Password

2 Actions – Login Successfully, Error


showing ‘Invalid Credentials’ and

3 Options — Blank, Valid, Invalid.

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