Test plan

In test planning, the number to be placed on test n and the number of failures rmust be deterrnined. The operating characteristic curves in Reference 18 can be used to specify the test, and to control the errors. 

If the experiment is conducted in stages, precautions must be taken to ensure that possible differences between the stages do not invaUdate the results. Appropriate procedures to compare the stages must be included, both in the test plan and in the statistical analysis. For example, some standard test conditions, known as controls, may be included in each stage of the experiment. 

After the preceding considerations have been taken into account, a test plan is developed to best meet the goals of the program. This might involve one of the standard plans developed by statisticians. Such plans are described in various texts (Table 1) and are considered only briefly here. Sometimes, combinations of plans are encountered, such as a factorial experiment conducted in blocks or a central composite design using a fractional factorial base. 

Test plans to be produced which define the sequence of tests, the responsibilities for their conduct, the location of the tests, and test procedures to be used... 

To accomplish this, you need to specify either in the quality plan or the documented procedures, the inspections and tests you intend to carry out to verify that the product meets specified requirements. In Part 2 Chapter 4 there is a description of a Design Verification Plan and this includes a specification of the tests and inspections to be performed on each production item as a means of ensuring that the qualified design standard is being maintained. This requires that you produce something like an Acceptance Test Plan which contains, as appropriate, some or all of the following ... 

Provide for inspection and test plans to be produced for verifying product through the various stages of production. 

To make the most of our participation in the PSM pilot test, the PSM Task Force needs your help. One of the main reasons we are conducting this test is to make sure our new system for managing process safety is practical and that it gives each of us what we need to do our jobs safely and effectively. We can t do this without your input. That s why the pilot test plan calls for getting your feedback on a continuing basis, and one of the ways we ll be asking for it is through questionnaires like this one. 

HPVIS provides complete and easy access to technical health and environmental effect information on chemicals that are manufactured or imported to US in volumes greater than IMM lbs per year. Information in this database are submitted through HPV Challenge Program. HPVIS allows users to search for summary information, test plans, and new data on high production volume chemicals as they are developed. 

Cmcial documentation needed in the development phase includes end-user manuals, a unit test summary report, a user acceptance test plan, results of the database design, results and methods employed in the source code evaluations, and a trace-ability analysis. A source code traceability analysis verifies that all code is linked to established specifications and established test procedures. 

Test plans are drafted that will include a description of all tests to be run, the purpose of each test, the data sets to be used, the identification of the input, and the expected output. 

Test plans should include definite, measurable acceptance criteria, in addition to the amount of testing to be done. The test plan should include the data sets to be used and the detailed instructions for testing. Errors encountered during testing must be documented, including how they were discovered, their description, and any action taken to remedy the error. Errors must be remedied prior to the release of the software or computer system. Test results must be documented clearly to allow for pass/fail determinations to be made. 

Testing must be conducted in a typical end-user environment, or in a simulated end-user environment, identical with the environment where the software/computer system will be used. Documentation of testing can be recorded as raw data, such as in a logbook, and should include the parameters tested, and the results of testing. The data should be tabulated as a final report document that includes all details included in the test plan, their execution, the results, and conclusions. The final report document must be signed by appropriate personnel, reviewed as needed, and archived. Upon successful completion of testing, the software/computer system can be released for testing and use in an actual end-user environment. 

Validate the current version of the system according to a formal validation test plan. 

Based on the actual result of every individual measurement, it has to be checked whether a decision may now be taken or whether studies have to be continued. According to the final aim of sequential analysis, one can differentiate between closed sequential test plans that always come to a decision A > B or A < B (possibly with a large test expenditure) and open sequential test plans, which also allow - after a certain test expenditure -the statement A = B. 

Sequential test plans are also suitable for the direct comparison of two products or procedures based on subjective parameters as well as on measured results. This can be done without any computation, but only according to the following three criteria ... 

Fig. 4.13. Sequential test plan for direct characteristic comparison... 

PNGV Test Plan For Advanced Technology Development Gen 2 Lithium Ion Cells, EHV-TP-121, Revision 6, October 5, 2001. 

The frst step in the approach is to draft a test plan which will generate both the required technical data and the sensitivity of the reaction parameters. If large scale continuous processing of very energetic materials is considered,... 

A part of the test plan must include testing for the consequences of equipment malfunction, deviations in process conditions, and human error. Bench-scale equipment, for example, the RC1, is quite suitable for such experiments. By analysis of the process, critical conditions can be defined, which then need to be tested in order to be able to proceed safely from the laboratory to pilot plant studies. In testing abnormal conditions or process deviations, caution is required to assure that no uncontrollable hazard is created in the laboratory. Typical deviations, including impact on the process, are discussed in the following paragraph. 

The following items related to mischarging should be considered in any test plan ... 

The results were analysed by a within-subjects analysis of variance for factors of trial (1,2,3) and odour type (almond, cKl, water). The data were normally distributed (Shapiro-Wilks tests). Planned contrasts compared each of the two odours with the control odour. Only significant results are reported. The results for each behaviour were analysed separately. Four of the trials were videotaped to enable intra-and inter-rater reliability to be assessed for the observations. There was 100% concordance for both intra- and inter-rater codings. 

This phase is intended as a final check of the model as a whole. Testing of individual model elements should be conducted during earlier phases. Evaluation of the model is carried out according to the evaluation criteria and test plan established in the problem definition phase. Next, carry out sensitivity testing of the model inputs... 

SUMMARY OF DATA AVAILABLE AND TESTING PLANNED ON U.S. "TOP 50" CHEMICALS... 

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