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CRO testing discipline, why 90% of tests fail

Most A/B tests produce inconclusive results because they're designed poorly. Here's the discipline that changes that.

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Most A/B tests produce inconclusive results because they're designed poorly. Here's the discipline that changes that.

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Jenna Cho
Published March 14, 20269 min

The problem with CROtesting isn't the tools. It's the discipline. Most programs run tests with insufficient power, unclear hypotheses, and premature conclusions.

The discipline

  • Minimum sample size calculated before launch
  • Clear hypothesis tied to a specific conversion step
  • Run for full business cycles (minimum 2 weeks)
  • Statistical significance at 95% confidence
  • Test one variable at a time for unambiguous attribution

Programs following this discipline see 30-40% of tests produce significant winners. Programs without it see 5-10% and waste most of their testing capacity.

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