Combinatorial aspects of covering arrays

Authors

  • Charles J. Colbourn

Keywords:

Covering array, Qualitative independence, transversal cover, Orthogonal array, Transversal design, Perfect hash family, Interaction testing, Group-divisible designs, Heuristic search, Greedy algorithm

Abstract

Covering arrays generalize orthogonal arrays by requiring that t -tuples be covered, but not requiring that the appearance of t -tuples be balanced.
Their uses in screening experiments has found application in software testing, hardware testing, and a variety of fields in which interactions among factors are to be identified. Here a combinatorial view of covering arrays is adopted, encompassing basic bounds, direct constructions, recursive constructions, algorithmic methods, and applications.

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2006-01-01

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