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ciphergoth comments on Help us Optimize the Contents of the Sequences eBook - Less Wrong Discussion

11 Post author: lukeprog 19 September 2013 04:31AM

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Comment author: ciphergoth 19 September 2013 07:09:16PM 1 point [-]

I don't think it's practical to A/B test a million word book.

Comment author: gwern 19 September 2013 08:10:38PM 2 points [-]

It's perfectly possible to A/B test it, it just depends on what you're varying and how it's being delivered. My website is well over a million words, and I A/B test changes to its appearance all the time.

Comment author: Douglas_Knight 20 September 2013 09:05:34PM 0 points [-]

You can A/B test whether doubling the length with appendices affects download completion rates.