Abstract:Abstract-The paper uses machine learning methods to deal with the problem of reducing the cost of applying mutation testing. A method of classifying mutants of a program using structural similarity is proposed. To calculate such a similarity each mutant is firstly converted into a hierarchical graph, which represents the mutant's control flow, variables and conditions. Then using such a graph form graph kernels are introduced to calculate similarity among mutants.The classification algorithm is then applied fo… Show more
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