Are we testing for true reliability?

IEEE Software

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 21-27

  Hamlet, Dick ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84947667054     PISSN: 07407459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/52.143097     Document Type: Article

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