A LIST Apart: For People Who Make Websites

No. 352

Authors: S: Lara Swanson

Lara Swanson

Lara Swanson is the lead front-end web developer for Dynamic Network Services. You can follow her thoughts on coding semantically, nitpicking page load time, and the importance of baking for coworkers on Twitter.

A Primer on A/B Testing

Issue 333August 23, 2011

Data is an invaluable tool for web designers who are making decisions about the user experience. A/B tests, or split tests, are one of the easiest ways to measure the effect of different design, content, or functionality, helping you create high-performing user experience elements that you can implement across your site. But it’s important to make sure you reach statistically significant results and avoid red herrings. Lara Swanson shows us how to do that.