Glossary A/B Testing
A/B Testing
Also known as:
a/b test, ab test, split testing, split testUXResearchAnalytics
Definition
An experiment that shows two variants of a page or feature to randomly split groups of users, and compares a chosen metric to learn which performs better
It is a randomized controlled trial, so it answers which variant, not why. Decide the metric and sample size before looking at results. Stopping as soon as a difference appears is the classic way to ship noise. Multivariate testing varies several elements at once.
Measures a choice after launch. The why comes from qualitative research such as a user journey map.