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Table 2 Mutation analysis results

From: An empirical study of test generation with BETA

Modules

Experiment

Percentage of mutants killed—mutation score %

 
  

Equivalent classes

Boundary value analysis

Logical

Name

Op.

Mutants

 

EC

PW

AC

EC

PW

AC

PC

CC

ACC

CoC

ATM

3

11

Original

81.8

81.8

81.8

81.8

81.8

81.8

   

Improved

81.8

81.8

81.8

81.8

81.8

81.8

81.8

81.8

81.8

81.8

   

Randomization

92.7

90.9

87.3

92.7

90.9

87.3

94.5

90.9

96.4

90.9

Sort

1

123

Original

89.4

89.4

89.4

89.4

89.4

89.4

   

Improved

89.4

89.4

89.4

89.4

89.4

89.4

91.1

91.1

91.1

91.1

   

Randomization

90.7

90.7

91.1

90.7

90.7

91.1

91.1

91.1

91.1

91.1

Calculator

6

120

Original

47.5

47.5

47.5

74.2

74.2

74.2

   

Improved

46.5

46.6

46.6

71.6

71.6

71.6

46.6

46.6

46.6

46.6

   

Randomization

58.7

50.8

56.8

78

75

76.2

55.3

59.5

56

51.8

Calendar

1

67

Original

9

19.4

19.4

25.4

35.8

35.8

   

Improved

80.6

94

94

0

35.8

35.8

94

94

94

94

   

Randomization

80.6

94

94

0

35.8

35.8

94

94

94

94

Counter

4

87

Original

41.4

85.1

85.1

41.4

94.2

94.2

   

Improved

41.4

85.1

85.1

41.4

94.2

94.2

85.1

85.1

85.1

85.1

   

Randomization

45.5

86.8

87.1

43.2

95.2

97.5

71.9

80.7

75.4

78.4

Division

1

29

Original

31

31

31

   

Improved

31

31

31

89.6

96.5

96.5

34.5

34.5

34.5

34.5

   

Randomization

59.3

73.8

68.3

89.6

96.5

96.5

53.8

54.5

43.4

74.5

Fifo

2

40

Original

90

90

90

90

90

90

   

Improved

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

   

Randomization

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

Prime

1

66

Original

34.8

34.8

53

   

Improved

34.8

34.8

53

0

43.9

43.9

62.1

62.1

62.1

62.1

   

Randomization

39.1

40.6

75.4

0

43.9

43.9

71.5

71.5

72.4

78.5

Swap

3

8

Original

100

100

100

100

100

100

   

Improved

100

100

100

100

100

100

37.5

37.5

37.5

37.5

   

Randomization

90

85

87.5

90

85

87.5

97.5

80

87.5

95

Team

2

89

Original

68.5

68.5

68.5

68.5

68.5

68.5

   

Improved

68.5

68.5

68.5

68.5

68.5

68.5

68.5

68.5

68.5

68.5

   

Randomization

68.8

69

69

68.8

69

69

67.9

73.3

82.7

80.2

TicTacToe

3

764

Original

0

21.9

40.3

0

20.4

40.3

   

Improved

0

21.9

40.3

0

20.4

40.3

3.1

23.3

36.8

40

   

Randomization

0

20.5

40.5

0

18.1

41.3

3.1

23.4

36.3

40.9

Wd

3

68

Original

91.2

91.2

91.2

91.2

91.2

91.2

   

Improved

91.2

91.2

91.2

91.2

91.2

91.2

91.2

91.2

91.2

91.2

   

Randomization

90

88.8

86.5

90

88.8

86.8

86.5

87.6

88.8

86.5

Average

30

1472

Original

61.9

69.5

71.3

66.2

74.5

76.5

   

Improved

63

69.5

72.6

60.3

73.6

75.3

65.5

67.1

68.3

68.5

   

Randomization

67.1

72.6

77.8

61.1

72.5

75.2

73.1

74.7

76.2

79.1