Test

A test (from the old-French: test crucible, pot for alchemistische attempts) is an attempt, with that larger securityover it to be won it is whether a technical apparatus or a procedure functions within the planned basic conditions or not and/or. whether certain characteristics are present or not. It differs from the experiment by the fact that it less formal criteria (z. B. Repeatability)is subject and also one - at least for practice sufficient - to positive proof (thus for functioning equipment or the presence of a characteristic) to furnish can.

The test demonstrates material procedures in simulated environments. This serves testing more again orunknown quantity of procedures, without impairing or endanger genuine environments.

Since the simulated environment cannot correspond always to the material environment completely, the results of tests are to be evaluated in each case with consideration of the quality of the simulation.

Table of contents 1 mathematics To 2 technology 3 psychology 4 medicine 5 Motorik 6 statistics 7 school 8 see also

mathematics

also in mathematics and computer science is a test a procedure, with which larger security is to be won over it whether certain circumstancesit is given whether z. B. a very large number a prime number is probable (see prime number test). A test in the rarest cases can be regarded as proof.

Technology

in the software technology designates test usually a procedure for seeking out To program errors, see software test and unit test. This must be differentiated from a formal verification, thus a proof of the correctness of a program.

With the help of so-called bench marks - tests the efficiency is tested the hardware used by software in relation to,to receive with the goal usable comparative figures, in order to be able to judge as objectively as possible computer systems.

Psychology

psychological tests are used by the psychology in large number. They are to be assigned to the branch of the differential psychology. This concerns itself with the differences inExperiencing and holding back between individual humans and/or. between groups of humans, this tries to describe and attribute to their conditions. The differential psychology was used in its meaning the more largely, the more psychology in the everyday life (z. B. in schools,in hospitals, with courts etc.).See in addition: Psychological tests.

To confound are not psychological tests with statisischen tests, which are likewise used in the psychology frequently and which validating psychological tests to serve.

Medicine

the pregnancy test, probably onethe most well-known tests in the medicine. The blood test is admits under the name blood picture.

Motorik

motor procedures, also motodiagnostische procedures, test the motor level of development and can referring to possible brain-organic damage supply.

Statistics

see: Statistic test

school

At school one understands an usually written work by a test for the examination of the learning progress. Compared with a classroom test a test is above all more briefly, mostly unangekündigt and goes to a smaller part into the total valuation of the half-year.

See also

• inquiry, Pretest