Accelerated Testing (425)

• Reducing Test Time
• Test Assumptions
• The Accelerated Test
• What Does an Accelerated Test Accelerate?
• Can Accelerated Testing Do What is Expected?
• Which Environmental Forcing Functions Are Best?
  • Different Environments Produce Different Effects
• Different Rates of Test Acceleration
• How Much Acceleration should be Expected?
• Are Accelerated Tests Always Shorter?
• Critical Aspects of Accelerated Test Models
• Accelerated Test Models
• Accelerated Testing is Not Risk-Free
• Miner’s “Rule” Cautions
• The Basic Principles of Test Time Compression
• Two Types of Test Acceleration
• Higher Frequency of Occurrence
• Exaggerate Load Levels
• Accelerated Test Cautions

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