Rule-based assessment of test quality

Journal of Object Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 231-251

  Reichhart, Stefan ^a   Gîrba, Tudor ^a   Ducasse, Stéphane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Université de Savoie   (France)

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EID: 36148966624     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16601769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5381/jot.2007.6.9.a12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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