Properties of machine learning applications for use in metamorphic testing

20th International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, SEKE 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 867-872

  Murphy, Christian ^a   Kaiser, Gail ^a   Hu, Lifeng ^a   Wu, Leon ^a  

^a Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACHINE LEARNING APPLICATIONS; METAMORPHIC TESTING; TEST ORACLES; TESTING MACHINE; TRANSFORMATION FUNCTIONS;

DEFECTS; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; LEARNING SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

LEARNING ALGORITHMS;

EID: 80052625856     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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