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Is thumbnail A/B testing sequential or in parallel? Here’s the answer!

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Anis 🇩🇿2 years ago

Will there be an option in the future to let the A/B testing pick the winning thumbnail in the first few hours?

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YouTube Creator Insider2 years ago

The bounding factor isn’t time, it’s data. There has to be enough time to get enough data to pick the winner. If you were to pick an arbitrary time like the first few hours, there’s a likelihood you wouldn’t have enough data to pick a winner. Make sense?

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Ed Andersen2 years ago

What's the threshold for a thumbnail test to complete "early"? Ran one expecting it to take two weeks but a winner was decided in a day. Is it a certain number of impressions? Fixed percentage of watch time being hit?

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YouTube Creator Insider2 years ago

Enough data to determine with statistical confidence

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Nona Prince2 years ago

Pls add this for live streams also or atleast when live is done we can run the test

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Michel Lomner2 years ago

Why did you stop posting on YouTube?

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Vinay Dhareshwar2 years ago

Ah, great to know! Thanks for this, Rene. 🙌

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Anis 🇩🇿2 years ago

If I use 3 thumbnails, will they target 3 different audiences, or is it just random?

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Tim Schofield2 years ago

Thanks for the answer!

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