Methods and apparatus for test process enhancement

A method of enhancing a test process for implementing multiple tests on a device based on a raw set of test data, comprising:

• filtering the raw set of test data to form a filtered set of test data;
• generating a characteristic value based on at least one of the raw set of test data and the filtered set of test data;
• identifying a correlation between at least two of the tests based on at least one of the raw set of test data and the filtered set of test data;
• classifying the tests according to the characteristic value and the correlation between at least two of the tests;
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• recommending enhancements to the test process according to the classification of the tests.

A method of enhancing a test process for implementing multiple tests on a device, comprising:

• receiving a raw set of test data from a data source;
• generating a raw characteristic value derived from the raw set of data;
• identifying at least one of an outlier, a failure, and a missing datum in the raw set of test data;
• removing the at least one of the outlier, the failure, and the missing datum from the raw set of test data to form a filtered set of test data;
• generating a filtered characteristic value derived from the filtered set of test data;
• identifying a first correlation value between at least two tests based on the raw set of test data;
• identifying a second correlation value between at least two tests based on the filtered set of test data;
• classifying the tests according to at least one of the raw characteristic value, the outlier, the filtered characteristic value, the missing datum, the failure, the first correlation, and the second correlation;
• making recommendations for enhancing the test process according to the classification of the tests;
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• modifying the test process in conjunction with the recommendations.

An enhancement system for enhancing a test process having multiple tests based on a raw set of test data, comprising:

• a calculation component configured to calculate a characteristic value based on the raw set of test data;
• a correlation component configured to identify a correlation between at least two tests of the test process;
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• a classifying component configured to classify at least one of the tests based on at least one of the characteristic value and the correlation.

A testing system for testing devices using an enhanced test process, comprising:

• a tester configured to test the devices using multiple tests and generate a raw set of test data;
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• a test enhancement system, comprising:
• an analysis component configured to identify a correlation between at least two of the tests based on a raw set of test data;
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• a reporting component configured to recommend modifications to the test process according to the correlation.