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Test Oracle Problem

The "Test Oracle Problem" is the fundamental challenge in software testing concerning the difficulty of determining the correct expected outcome for a given test input, distinguishing it from other testing challenges by focusing specifically on the lack of a reliable mechanism to verify whether a program's actual output is correct.

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404

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169

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2017–2026

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Publications

172

The Oracle Problem in Software Testing: A Survey

Earl T. Barr, Mark Harman, Phil McMinn et al. · IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering · 2014 · 1K citations · Full text

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The random oracle methodology, revisited (preliminary version)

Ran Canetti, Oded Goldreich, Shai Halevi · 1998 · 703 citations

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On Testing Non-Testable Programs

Elaine J. Weyuker · The Computer Journal · 1982 · 600 citations · Full text

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Specification-based test oracles for reactive systems

Debra J. Richardson, Stephanie Leif Aha, T. Owen O'Malley · 1992 · 233 citations

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Test Theory without an Answer Key

William H. Batchelder, A. Kimball Romney · Psychometrika · 1988 · 214 citations

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Authors

404

  1. TY
    Tsong Yueh Chen

    Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

    29 publications · 1.3K citations

    18

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  2. ZQ
    Zhi Quan Zhou

    University of Wollongong, Australia

    16 publications · 732 citations

    13

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  3. TT
    T.H. Tse

    University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    11 publications · 437 citations

    11

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  4. FK
    Fei‐Ching Kuo

    Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

    11 publications · 464 citations

    10

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  5. HL
    Huai Liu

    Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

    9 publications · 493 citations

    9

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Institutions

169

  1. Swinburne University of Technology

    Melbourne, Australia

    18 h-index

    49 publications

    2.1K citations

  2. University of Wollongong

    Wollongong, Australia

    11 h-index

    22 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    9 h-index

    13 publications

    536 citations

  4. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    8 h-index

    14 publications

    789 citations

  5. Montana State University

    Bozeman, United States

    6 h-index

    17 publications

    279 citations

  6. University of Nottingham Ningbo China

    Ningbo, China

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    358 citations

  7. RMIT University

    Melbourne, Australia

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    509 citations

  8. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    725 citations

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Venues

  1. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

    TSE · 14 publications · 2K citations

    14

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  2. ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes

    SEN · 3 publications · 99 citations

    3

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  3. Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology)

    Repository · 3 publications · 146 citations

    3

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  4. arXiv (Cornell University)

    Repository · 3 publications · 58 citations

    3

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  5. Software Testing Verification and Reliability

    STVR · 3 publications · 55 citations

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