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Our goal is to deeply understand how test suite size affects the true relationship between test effectiveness metrics and a test suite\u2019s ability to detect actual defects.\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Method.<\/jats:italic>\n                    We first employ statistical methods to examine the extent of the potentially confounding effect of test suite size in the context of test effectiveness evaluation. After that, we propose a linear regression-based method to remove the potentially confounding effect of test suite size. Finally, we empirically explore the impact of this removal method on test suite optimization.\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Result.<\/jats:italic>\n                    Our experimental results, based on the Defects4J defect dataset, uncovers that: (1) the confounding effect of test suite size on the associations between test effectiveness metrics and defect detection capability in general exists; (2)\u00a0the proposed linear regression-based method can effectively remove the confounding effect; and (3) after removing the confounding effect, mutation score demonstrates superior effectiveness in predicting test suite effectiveness, while statement coverage is the least effective metric. Furthermore, both coverage-based and mutation-based test suite reduction exhibit enhanced cost-effectiveness in defect detection, and there is a marginal improvement in the speed of defect detection for coverage-based test case prioritization.\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Conclusion<\/jats:italic>\n                    . 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