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AB testing statistics

Testing tools are getting more sophisticated. Blogs are brimming with “inspiring” case studies. Experimentation is becoming more and more common for marketers. Statistical know-how, however, lags behind.

This post is filled with clear explanations of A/B testing statistics from top CRO experts. A/B testing statistics aren’t that complicated—but they are that essential to running tests correctly.

Here’s what we’ll cover (feel free to jump ahead):

  1. Mean, variance, and sampling;
  2. Statistical significance;
  3. P-values;
  4. Statistical power;
  5. Confidence intervals and margin of errors;
  6. Regression to the mean;
  7. Segmenting;
  8. Confounding variables and external factors.

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