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defect detection percentage

📖 ISTQB Glossary

Official ISTQB Definition

The number of defects found by a test level, divided by the number found by that test level and any other means afterwards.

3 Ways to Think About It

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The Quick Take

DDP: The proportion of defects found by testing vs total defects.

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Look Closer

How effective testing was at catching bugs before release.

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The Bottom Line

The percentage of all defects that were found during testing.

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