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Anna Matlin

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1ranked-venue papers
0as first author
1since 2021 · last 2023
0009-0002-3381-9672ORCID · reported

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Artificial intelligence and machine learning · 1 · 1 since 2021Databases, data management, data science and information retrieval · 1 · 1 since 2021

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Computer architecture, parallel and distributed computing, and storage systems
1 paper
Performance modeling and evaluation · 100%

Topics — the 3 heaviest of 3, each with the papers that count most for it

TopicWeightPapersLastEvidence papers
Performance modeling and evaluation
online controlled experiments
0.712023
Variance Reduction Using In-Experiment Data: Efficient and Targeted Online Measurement for Sparse and Delayed Outcomes · KDD 2023
Performance modeling and evaluation › simulation
variance reduction
0.712023
Variance Reduction Using In-Experiment Data: Efficient and Targeted Online Measurement for Sparse and Delayed Outcomes · KDD 2023
Performance modeling and evaluation › online controlled experiments
a/b testing
0.212023
Variance Reduction Using In-Experiment Data: Efficient and Targeted Online Measurement for Sparse and Delayed Outcomes · KDD 2023

Methods — techniques the papers use, named apart from their topics

leading indicator metrics · 0.7counterfactual analysis · 0.7
YearPublicationVenuePosition
2023 Variance Reduction Using In-Experiment Data: Efficient and Targeted Online Measurement for Sparse and Delayed Outcomes
abstract
Improving statistical power is a common challenge for online experimentation platforms so that more hypotheses can be tested and lower effect sizes can be detected. To increase the power without increasing the sample size, it is necessary to consider the variance of experimental outcome metrics. Variance reduction was previously applied to online experimentation based on the idea of using pre-experiment covariate data to account for noise in the final metrics. Since this method relies on correlations between pre-experiment covariates and experiment outcomes, its effectiveness can be limited when testing features for specific product surfaces. We were also motivated by the challenge of attributing sparse, delayed binary outcomes to individual user-product interactions. We present two novel methods for variance reduction that rely exclusively on in-experiment data. The first method is a framework for a model-based leading indicator metric which continually estimates progress toward a delayed binary outcome. The second method is a counterfactual treatment exposure index that quantifies the amount that a user is impacted by the treatment. We applied these methods to past experiments and found that both can achieve variance reduction of 50% or more compared to the delayed outcome metric. The substantial reduction in variance afforded by the two methods presented in this paper has enabled Airbnb's experimentation platform to become more agile and innovative.
Alex Deng, Michelle Du, Anna Matlin
KDD3