test
Let an agent explain testing as a verification procedure, distinguish kinds of test and their logic, relay standards for test design and reporting, and keep the sense distinct from examinations of people.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
Researched by: Claude
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Concept What a test is.
Definition
Definition and logic.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a test in this sense, and what makes a good test? definition
- Is the question about a verification test or an examination of a person? boundary
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What kinds of test exist across engineering, software and laboratories? definition
- Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Design Designing tests.
Design
Test design.
Design
Design.
- How are tests designed, with conditions, criteria and sample sizes? action
- What criteria apply in the case in question? measurement
Reporting
Reporting.
Reporting
Reporting.
- How are test results reported and interpreted, including uncertainty? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Standards Standards and accreditation.
Laboratories
Laboratory testing.
Laboratories
Laboratories.
- What do laboratory accreditation standards require? provenance
- Which entry fits ISO/IEC 17025? action
Conformity
Conformity testing.
Conformity
Conformity.
- How does conformity testing support product regulation and certification? provenance
- Which entry fits conformity assessment? action
Theory Theory and teaching.
Theory
Theory of testing.
Theory
Theory.
- How do statistics and philosophy of science treat tests and their errors? provenance
- Which entry fits hypothesis testing? action
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How is testing taught in engineering and software disciplines? provenance
- Which entry fits software testing? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- keyword spotting, cryptographic validation, load testing, testing, pill testing, scientific study, policy trial, validation, game testing, testing of computers, methylene blue test, densitometric method
What it is Filled
In the sense recorded here, a procedure carried out to determine whether something meets a requirement, works correctly or has a property, as in engineering, software, laboratory and quality testing; a test defines conditions, applies them and records outcomes against criteria, and kinds range from load and validation testing to scientific experiments and chemical checks. Tests as assessments of people, such as school examinations, are a different sense.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain testing as a verification procedure, distinguish kinds of test and their logic, relay standards for test design and reporting, and keep the sense distinct from examinations of people.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Defined conditions and criteria
- Pass or fail or measured outcome
- Repeatability
- Standards for methods
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Report a test as passed when it was skipped, modified or not run.
- Test on production systems or other people's systems without authorization.
- Run destructive tests where people could be hurt or data lost.
- Tune a test so a product passes only under test conditions.
Only with a human decision
- Signing off a safety-critical product on test results.
May
- Run tests on systems the agent is authorized to test and record results faithfully.
- Report failures, coverage and conditions under which tests passed.
Moral aspects Filled
- False test results have released dangerous products and vehicles.
- Testing on live systems can harm users who did not agree to it.
Who is affected
- Users of tested products
- Testers
Owners Filled
Steward
The organisation that commissions the test; accreditation bodies oversee testing laboratories.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1190554 - registry parent class
- Q141146339 - registry parent class
- Q1799072 - registry parent class
related
- procedure - in registry terms
- method - a verification method
- examination - the assessment of people
- experiment - a test of a hypothesis
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.test-q1003030
- Wikidata: Q1003030 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1003030)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Procedure to check a requirement or property
- Conditions, execution, outcome against criteria
- An examination of a person is a different sense; an experiment tests a hypothesis
- Not a visible object; a procedure with conditions, inputs, measurements and pass or fail outcomes.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain the concept and logic of testing
- identify kinds of test
- relay standards for test design and reporting
- keep senses distinct
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Tests that do not reflect real conditions
- False positives and negatives
- Sense confusion with examinations
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- ISO/IEC 17025 for testing laboratories
- Software testing standards such as ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119
- Product conformity testing regulations
Context of use required Filled
- Verifying properties, performance or conformity.
- software testing including load testing
- engineering and materials testing
- laboratory and chemical testing including pill testing services
- validation and conformity testing such as cryptographic validation
- scientific experiments as tests of hypotheses
- detection tests such as keyword spotting, as a technical use of the word
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q1003030: test - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia (de): Test - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should software, laboratory and conformity testing be separate entries?
- How should testing standards be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases from unrelated technical uses; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1003030/spec.json