The authors argue that, for many small-scale projects, a small number of randomly selected tests will adequately probe the software. They discuss how a program's shape can help determine whether rapid testing with limited resources will be as effective as elaborate and expensive testing regimes.
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Menzies et al. (2000) studied this question.
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