---
title: "cause-effect analysis"
description: " A black-box test technique in which test cases are designed from cause-effect graphs. "
type: term
term_id: 7
language: English
language_code: gb
canonical: "https://glossary.istqb.org/en/term/cause-effect-graphing-1"
slug: "cause-effect-analysis"
url: "https://istqb-glossary.page/cause-effect-analysis/"
---

# cause-effect analysis

 A black-box test technique in which test cases are designed from cause-effect graphs. 

## Synonyms

cause-effect graphing

## Present in syllabi


- Advanced Test Analyst 2012
- Advanced Test Manager 2012

## Translations


- [English](https://istqb-glossary.page/cause-effect-graphing/) — cause-effect graphing
- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/ursache-wirkungs-analyse/) — Ursache-Wirkungs-Analyse
- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/ursache-wirkungs-graph-analyse/) — Ursache-Wirkungs-Graph-Analyse
- [Italiano](https://istqb-glossary.page/it/progettazione-basata-sul-grafo-causa-effetto/) — progettazione basata sul grafo causa-effetto
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E5%8E%9F%E5%9B%A0%E7%B5%90%E6%9E%9C%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95%E6%B3%95-cause-effect-graphing/) — 原因結果グラフ法（cause-effect graphing）
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E5%8E%9F%E5%9B%A0%E7%B5%90%E6%9E%9C%E5%88%86%E6%9E%90-cause-effect-analysis/) — 原因結果分析（cause-effect analysis）
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/modelagem-de-grafico-de-causa-efeito/) — modelagem de gráfico de causa-efeito
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/analiza-przyczynowo-skutkowa/) — analiza przyczynowo - skutkowa
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/tworzenie-grafow-przyczynowo-skutkowych/) — tworzenie grafów przyczynowo-skutkowych
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/teste-causa-efeito/) — teste causa-efeito
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/analyza-priciny-a-nasledku/) — analýza příčiny a následku
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/znazorneni-priciny-a-nasledku/) — znázornění příčiny a následku
- [Svenska](https://istqb-glossary.page/se/analys-baserat-pa-orsak-verkangrafer/) — analys baserat på orsak-verkangrafer
- [Svenska](https://istqb-glossary.page/se/metod-for-att-skriva-testfall-genom-orsak-verkangrafer/) — metod för att skriva testfall genom orsak-verkangrafer
- [Magyar](https://istqb-glossary.page/hu/ok-okozat-elemzes/) — ok-okozat elemzés
- [Magyar](https://istqb-glossary.page/hu/ok-okozat-teszteles/) — ok-okozat tesztelés
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/arsak-virkningsanalyse/) — årsak-virkningsanalyse

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