The experimentation summary on the overview page tells you how many ideas are active and how many combinations are being evaluated. But what does it all mean?
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What the numbers mean
There are four numbers in the experimentation summary:
- Total possible combinations.
- Variants.
- Variables.
- Combinations being evaluated.
The below table explains the numbers based on the example above.
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1,728 possible combinations |
The number of possible combinations is based on the number of variants and variables that are enabled.
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21 variants |
The number of enabled variants in the project.
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7 variables |
The number of enabled variables in the project.
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1,152 are currently being evaluated |
The total possible combinations of the active variants.
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How and why the numbers fluctuate
Combinations are made up of individual variants, so the total number of combinations that can be evaluated depends on the number of active variants.
A variant is considered dormant if it is no longer present in an active combination. A variant can be made dormant if the system decides it's not a viable option for new combinations or if it's waiting for other variants in the same variable to be initialized.
When a variant becomes dormant:
- The number of combinations being evaluated decreases.
The system might bring variants back as it explores new opportunities with existing or new variants.
When dormant variants become active:
- The number of combinations being evaluated increases.
Likewise, when new variants are added, the number of combinations being evaluated and the total possible combinations will increase.