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Forcing self into A/B test
I'm not going to say how I did it, but I was wondering if it would work and it did. Are we supposed to be able to do this?
December 12, 2014
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The point of A/B testing is to evenly divide your test subjects into two groups in order to statistically monitor how each group responds to the tests. If users can change from group to group freely, then it defeats the purpose of A/B testing. (Granted a couple of users won't destroy the data they're collecting, but if your method was published for everyone to see, then it could affect their data.)
While I'd love to switch groups to use the new strength bar instead of hearts, I wouldn't out of respect for Duo and their methodologies. That's just my 2 cents though.