Hi,
Can anybody please help me out with real time examples for cause effect graphing?

hi friend.

In software testing, a cause-effect graph is a directed graph that maps a set of causes to a set of effects. The causes may be thought of as the input to the program, and the effects may be thought of as the output. Usually the graph shows the nodes representing the causes on the left side and the nodes representing the effects on the right side. There may be intermediate nodes in between that combine inputs using logical operators such as AND and OR.

Constraints may be added to the causes and effects. These are represented as edges labelled with the constraint symbol using a dashed line. For causes, valid constraint symbols are E (exclusive), O (one and only one), and I (at least one). The exclusive constraint states that both causes1 and cause2 cannot be true simultaneously. The Inclusive (at least one) constraint states that at least one of the causes 1, 2 or 3 must be true. The OaOO (One and Only One) constraint states that only one of the causes 1, 2 or 3 can be true.

For effects, valid constraint symbols are R (Requires) and M (Mask). The Requires constraint states that if cause 1 is true, then cause 2 must be true, and it is impossible for 1 to be true and 2 to be false. The mask constraint states that if effect 1 is true then effect 2 is false. (Note that the mask constraint relates to the effects and not the causes like the other constraints.


Causes --> intermediate nodes --> Effects
The graph can always be rearranged so there is only one node between any input and any output. See conjunctive normal form and disjunctive normal form.

A cause-effect graph is useful for generating a reduced decision table.

Thanks
Deepasree

Hey,
Thanks so much for ur response. It was brief and easy to understand.
But cud u also help me wid some real time examples, where a tester wud find it easier to get his job easily done by applying this concept of graphing and decision table.
Thanks and Regards,
Archana

Hi Friend,

Here is the real time example of how to implement Cause effect graph using BenderRBT software.

View this link for further details

http://www.benderrbt.com/BenderRBT-C...er%20Guide.pdf

Cheers,
Sridevichitthu

hi,

in simple terms

Cause-Effect graph
Cause-Effect graph gives you idea how cause-effect relations look like in the main memory.
From logical point of view Cause-Effect graph consists of several concepts connected by many cause-effect relations.

Refer to the attachment for the diagram
Legend
Rectangles symbolize concepts.
Example: “Explain”, “Speak”, “Mouse”.

Arrows symbolize cause-effect relations.
An arrow is directed from a cause concept to an effect concept.
The thicker an arrow is the stronger is correspondent cause-effect relation.

Example:
Cause-effect relation between “Explain” and “Speak” is strong.
Cause-effect relation between “Noise” and “Enjoy” is weak.

Thanks
Sushma

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