Pencil test may refer to Pencil test, a British version of drawing straws Pencil test animation , an early version of an animated scene Pencil test breasts , an informal test to determine if one needs to wear a bra. Pencil Test film Pencil Test film , a 1988 animated short by Apple Inc. Pencil test South Africa , a racial identity test employed during apartheid. Blue pencil doctrine or blue pencil test , a legal concept Nordenfelt v Maxim, Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Co Ltd , the case which defined the blue pencil test method fr Test du crayon disambig ... more details
In statistics , a rank test is any Statistical hypothesis testing test involving ranking rank s. Examples include Wilcoxon signed rank test Kruskal Wallis one way analysis of variance Mann Whitney U special case Page s trend test Friedman test Rank product s disambig ... more details
Portal Software Testing In software development , a test suite , less commonly known as a validation suite , is a collection of test case s that are intended to be used to test a software program to show that it has some specified set of behaviours. A test suite often contains detailed instructions or goals for each collection of test cases and information on the system configuration to be used during testing. A group of test cases may also contain prerequisite states or steps, and descriptions of the following tests. Collections of test cases are sometimes incorrectly termed a test plan , a test script , or even a test scenario . Types Occasionally, test suites are used to group similar test cases together. A system might have a smoke test suite that consists only of smoke test s or a test suite for some specific functionality in the system. It may also contain all tests and signify if a test should be used as a smoke test or for some specific functionality. An executable test suite is a test suite that can be executed by a program. This usually means that a test harness , which is integrated with the suite, exists. The test suite and the test harness together can work on a sufficiently detailed level to correctly communicate with the system under test SUT . A test suite for a primality testing subroutine might consist of a list of numbers and their primality prime or composite , along with a testing subroutine. The testing subroutine would supply each number in the list to the primality tester, and verify that the result of each test is correct. External links http www.plumhall.com suites.html The Plum Hall Validation Suite for C C and the C Library , a popular executable Test Suite. See also Scenario test Software testing Test case soft eng stub Category Software testing zh ... more details
Step test can refer to STEP Eiken Japan s national English exam, the Eiken Test in Practical English Proficiency, produced by the Society for Testing English Proficiency STEP , Inc. Sixth Term Examination Paper , an examination set by the University of Cambridge to assess potential undergraduate mathematics applicants. The step test was a cardiac fitness test formerly administered by the U.S. Forest Service as a physical fitness test for wildland firefighters. It has been replaced by the Work Capacity Test WCT , also known as the pack test. See pack test . Harvard Step Test , a type of cardiac stress test for detecting and or diagnosing cardiovascular disease and measure fitness. disambig ... more details
Infobox Nuclear weapons test name Test 219 picture picture description country USSR test site Novaya Zemlya Novaya Zemlya Test Range , Russian Federation period December 24 number of tests 1 test type Nuclear weapons testing Types Atmospheric Test device type Fusion max yield Total yield convert 24.2 MtonTNT lk in previous test Joe 168 next test Chagan nuclear test Chagan Test 219 was a nuclear test conducted by the Soviet Union in the atmosphere via air drop. The test was performed on December 24, 1962 over at the Novaya Zemlya test range. The yield was 24.2 Mt making it the second largest thermonuclear explosion in history. ref Nuclear Weapons Archive http nuclearweaponarchive.org Russia Sovatmtest.html ref . References Reflist Category Soviet nuclear explosive tests Category 1962 in the Soviet Union Soviet stub Nuclear weapon stub russia mil stub es Prueba nuclear sovi tica N. 219 pt Teste 219 ... more details
Lucas test may refer to The Lucas primality test for primality of general numbers The Lucas Lehmer primality test for Mersenne prime Mersenne primes Lucas reagent , used to classify alcohols of low molecular weight disambig ... more details
Taste Test may refer to Taste Test , a song by Sleater Kinney from their 1996 album Call the Doctor Blind wine tasting , a wine taste test involving no knowledge of the wine s identity on the part of the tasters Blind taste test , a generic term for any blind testing that involves tasting. disambig ... more details
Theory test may refer to The two part theory section of the United Kingdom driving test The computerised test required to obtain a Driving licence in the Republic of Ireland Any of the similar tests required in many other countries, see driving test and driver s license . dab ... more details
wikt Test track may refer to Proving ground Test Track , an attraction at Walt Disney World s Epcot. A section of railway used for testing, see Category Railway test tracks Top Gear test track , for the BBC television series Top Gear dab ... more details
wiktionarypar acid test Acid test or acid tests may refer to Acid test gold , a chemical or metallurgical test which uses acid, now also used as a general term for verified , approved , or tested in a large number of fields Quick ratio , also known as acid test ratio or acid test liquidity ratio, a measure of a company s cash liquidity Acid Test band , a Canadian alternative rock band ACID TEST, a Japanese band headed by singer Kazutoshi Sakurai The Acid Tests , parties conducted by the Merry Pranksters, centered on the use of LSD acid The Acid Test , a science quiz from 1994 7 on BBC Five Live hosted by Kate Bellingham Acid1 , Acid2 and Acid3 , test suites for web browsers within a Petrocalcic Horizon , the use of hydrochloric acid to test rock or soil for carbonates See also Litmus disambiguation Acid disambiguation disambig ... more details
Refimprove date July 2010 In software engineering, test design is the act of creating and writing test suite s for testing a software . Definition Test design could require all or one of knowledge of the software, and the business area it operates on, knowledge of the functionality being tested, knowledge of testing techniques and heuristic s. planning skills to schedule in which order the test case s should be designed, given the effort, time and cost needed or the consequences for the most important and or risky features. ref http www.amazon.com Practitioners Guide Software Test Design dp 158053791X A Practitioner s Guide to Software Test Design , by Lee Copeland, January 2004 ref Well designed test suites will provide for an efficient testing. The test suite will have just enough test cases to test the system, but no more. This way, there is no time lost in writing redundant test cases that would unnecessarily consume time each time they are executed. In addition, the test suite will not contain brittle or ambiguous test cases. Automatic test design Entire test suites or test cases exposing real bugs can be automatically generated by software using model checking or symbolic execution . ref http www.doc.ic.ac.uk 7Ecristic papers klee osdi 08.pdf KLEE Unassisted and Automatic Generation of High Coverage Tests for Complex Systems Programs , by Cristian Cadar, Daniel Dunbar, Dawson Engler of Stanford University , Date 2008 ref Model checking can ensure all the path s of a simple program are exercised, while symbolic execution can detect bugs and generate a test case that will expose the bug when the software is run using this test case. However, as good as automatic test design can be, it is not appropriate for all circumstances. If the complexity becomes too high, then human test design must come into play as it is far more flexible and it can concentrate on generating higher level test suites. References references Category Software testing ta ... more details
Tree test may mean Tree testing information architecture , a method of evaluating topic trees for findability Baum test , projective drawing technique developed by Karl Koch disambig ... more details
Rosenbach s test is a Qualitative research qualitative medical test to detect the presence of bile in urine . To carry out the test, the urine is passed through the same filter paper several times. The filter paper is then dried, and a drop of nitric acid is added. In the presence of bile, the characteristic bile pigment colours appear a yellow spot with rings of red, violet, blue and green around it . ref http www.mondofacto.com facts dictionary?Rosenbach 27s test Rosenbach s test at Mondofacto medical dictionary online ref The test is named after Ottomar Rosenbach . External links WhoNamedIt synd 40 Rosenbach s test References reflist Category Urine tests Med diagnostic stub nl Test van Rosenbach ... more details
In cognitive psychology , a recall test is a test of memory whereby a retrieval cue is provided and the research subject must retrieve the associated information from memory. Category Cognitive psychology cognitive psych stub ... more details
about the term in software engineering the use of the term in law Test case law unreferenced date July 2009 portal Software Testing A test case in software engineering is a set of conditions or variables ... passed or failed such a test is known as a Oracle software testing test oracle . In some settings ... many test cases to determine that a software program or system is considered sufficiently scrutinized to be released. Test cases are often referred to as test script s , particularly when written. Written test cases are usually collected into test suite s. Formal test cases In order to fully test that all the requirements of an application are met, there must be at least two test cases for each requirement one positive test and one negative test. If a requirement has sub requirements, each sub requirement must have at least two test cases. Keeping track of the link between the requirement and the test is frequently done using a traceability matrix . Written test cases should include a description of the functionality to be tested, and the preparation required to ensure that the test can be conducted. A formal written test case is characterized by a known input and by an expected output, which is worked out before the test is executed. The known input should test a precondition and the expected output should test a postcondition . Informal test cases For applications or systems without formal requirements, test cases can be written based on the accepted normal operation of programs of a similar class. In some schools of testing, test cases are not written at all but the activities ... be a description written in prose. The ideal scenario test is a story that is motivating, credible, complex, and easy to evaluate. They are usually different from test cases in that test cases are single steps while scenarios cover a number of steps of the key. Typical written test case format A test case is usually a single step, or occasionally a sequence of steps, to test the correct behaviour ... more details
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Test , after the River Test HMS Test 1905 6 was a River class destroyer River class destroyer launched speculatively in 1905 and purchased in 1909. She was sold in 1919. HMS Test K239 6 was a River class frigate River class frigate launched in 1942. She was lent to the Royal Indian Navy between 1946 and 1947 as Neva , and was broken up in 1955. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Test, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names ... more details
orphan date August 2009 The term DOE test refers to an annual commercial vehicle test CVT required for goods vehicles in Republic of Ireland the Republic of Ireland . The DOE term refers to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government Department of the Environment . The test was introduced in 1980. In 2005 Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport Department of Transport took over jurisdiction over vehicle testing, and the test was then called DOT Test. In 2006 Road Safety Authority Road Safety Authority RSA was established, which took over the legislation regarding the test and monitoring of testers. RSA introduced VTN Vehicle Testing Network branding for Test Centres, and renamed the test to Commercial Vehicle Test CVT , which is used presently. There are a number of testers in every county of the republic of Ireland. There are 2 main types of test. The LGV test comprises a test on vehicles under 3500 kg gvw gross vehicle weight and HGV test on all vehicles over this threshold. In general the LGV test applies to vans and the HGV test applies to trucks. The Test Itself The DOE test examines all aspects of a vehicles performance. In particular the suspension, Brakes and emission. In recent years the test has been alter to ensure that Automobile emissions control vehicle emissions correspond to a properly performing engine and exhaust system . The HGV test is a little more complex as it also verifies tachograph operation and the presence of a road speed limiter . The DOE test is required every year and without a pass certificate the vehicle cannot be taxed or used on the road. Category Transport in Ireland ... more details
Orphan date April 2011 The Webster s test is a qualitative urine test used to detect the presence of trinitrotoluene and its metabolites . ref http www.atsdr.cdc.gov ToxProfiles tp81 c2.pdf ref The test was developed in 1917 by T.A. Webster ref cite journal pmc 2341277 ref in London as a way to test for trinitrotoluene poisoning. A positive test results in a purple color for the acidified urine samples. References references Category Urine tests ... more details
Portal Software Testing Unreferenced date July 2008 In software testing , a test harness or automated test framework is a collection of software and test data configured to test a program unit by running it under varying conditions and monitoring its behavior and outputs. It has two main parts the Test execution engine and the Test script repository . Test harnesses allow for the Test automation automation of tests . They can call functions with supplied parameters and print out and compare the results to the desired value. The test harness is a hook to the developed code, which can be tested using an Test Automation Framework automation framework . A test harness should allow specific tests to run this helps in optimising , orchestrate a runtime environment, and provide a capability to analyse results. The typical objectives of a test harness are to Automate the testing process. Execute test suites of test cases. Generate associated test reports. A test harness may provide some of the following ... that subsequent test runs are exact duplicates of previous ones. Testing can occur at times that the office is not staffed ie. at night A test script may include conditions and or uses that are otherwise difficult to simulate load, for example An alternative definition of a test harness is software constructed to facilitate integration testing. Where test stubs are typically components of the application ... top down design , test harnesses are external to the application being tested and simulate services or functionality not available in a test environment. For example, if you re building an application ... development, a test harness maybe built to use as a substitute. A test harness may be part of a project .... Because a test harness simulates application functionality it has no knowledge of test suites, test cases or test reports. Those things are provided by a testing framework and associated automated testing tools. Category Software testing soft eng stub de Test Harnisch ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2009 A location test is a statistics statistical hypothesis test that compares the location parameter of a statistical population to a given constant, or that compares the location parameters of two statistical populations to each other. Most commonly, the location parameter or parameters of interest are expected value s, but location tests based on median s or other measures of location are also used. One sample location test The one sample location test compares the location parameter of one sample to a given constant. An example of a one sample location test would be a comparison of the location parameter for the blood pressure distribution of a population to a given reference value. In a two tailed test one sided test , it is stated before the analysis is carried out that it is only of interest if the location parameter is either larger than, or smaller than the given constant, whereas in a two sided test, a difference in either direction is of interest. Two sample location test The two sample location test compares the location parameters of two samples to each other. A common situation is where the two populations correspond to research subjects who have been treated with two different treatments one of them possibly being a control or placebo . In this case, the goal is to assess whether one of the treatments typically yields a better response than the other. In a one sided test, it is stated before the analysis is carried out that it is of only of interest if a particular treatment yields the better responses, whereas in a two sided test, it is of interest whether either of the treatments is superior to the other. See also Z test t test Paired difference test Wilcoxon signed rank test Mann Whitney U test statistics DEFAULTSORT Location Test Category Statistical tests Category Statistical inference statistics stub ... more details
Omnibus tests are a kind of statistical test . They test whether the explained variance in a set of data is significantly greater than the unexplained variance, overall. One example is the F test in the analysis of variance . There can be legitimate significant effects within a model even if the omnibus test is not significant. For instance, in a model with two independent variables, if only one variable exerts a significant effect on the dependent variable and the other does not, then the omnibus test may be non significant. This fact does not affect the conclusions that may be drawn from the one significant variable. In order to test effects within an omnibus test, researchers often use Contrast statistics contrasts . Unreferenced date July 2010 Category Statistical tests Category Hypothesis testing statistics stub ... more details
Memory test may refer to Mental status examination , human memory Memory test software , computer memory Neuropsychological test , formal psychological test of human memory Announcer s test , a popular repetitive test and tongue twister See also lookfrom intitle Memory disambiguation Test disambiguation dab Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The drawer test is a test used by physicians to detect rupture of the cruciate ligament s in the knee . The patient should be Supine position supine with the hips flexed to 45 degrees, the knees flexed to 90 degrees and the feet flat on table. The examiner sits on the patient s feet and grasps the patient s tibia and pulls it forward anterior drawer test or backward posterior drawer test . If the tibia pulls forward or backward more than normal, the test is considered positive. Excessive displacement of the tibia anteriorly indicates that the ACL is likely torn, whereas excessive posterior displacement of the tibia indicates that the PCL is likely torn. The Lachman test is a variation on this test in which the knee is in thirty degrees flexion. See also Anterior cruciate ligament Knee Lachman test Posterior cruciate ligament Bone, cartilage, and joint procedures DEFAULTSORT Drawer Test Category Knee Treatment stub ca Prova del calaix de Schubladentest es Prueba del caj n hr Znak ladice ... more details
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