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by NyxWulf 1441 days ago
A/B testing is a tool, and as Deming said, the aim defines the system. In your definition of Good, you are defining the aim.

I've been in a similar situation, where I created a relatively sophisticated A/* testing and control system. My idea of good use of the system ended up being very different from how the team employing the system thought about it.

I believe that is part of the point of the post, that unintended, and even unimagined side effects plague even the best of ideas.