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3.4.3 Testing Metrics
Testing metrics are used to capture the progress and level of testing for a given software.
The amount of testing done is measured by using the test coverage metrics. These metrics
can be used to measure the various levels of coverage, such as statement, path, condition,
and branch, and are given below:
1. The percentage of statements covered while testing is dened by statement cover-
age metric.
2. The percentage of branches covered while testing the source code is dened by
branch coverage metric.
3. The percentage of operations covered while testing the source code is dened by
operation covera