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AB-Test49 Writeup Defense (SRM/Peeking/Readout)

Defend readout vs follow-up grilling.

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Defend your readout against follow-up grilling: SRM, peeking, and the decision.

1. SRM first

Sample-ratio mismatch invalidates everything downstream. State your SRM check (chi-square on split counts) and its result before any metric talk. No SRM check = no readout.

2. Peeking discipline

If anyone looked mid-flight without a sequential/spending plan, say so and quantify the inflation risk. Defending a peeked p-value as clean fails the mock.

3. Readout structure

Decision first (ship / iterate / kill), then primary metric + CI, then guardrails, then segments, then threats (SRM, peeking, novelty, seasonality). End with the one experiment you would run next. WE W2 is the reference bar.

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