Behavioral question
Can you give us a few examples where you have planned and conducted A/B tests?
- Adobe
- Instacart
- Capital One
- Rakuten
- Behavioral
- Easy
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What this question tests
Practical experimentation experience, checking you understand test design fundamentals beyond just 'running A/B tests'.
How to approach it
- Pick two distinct examples, ideally testing different types of changes, such as a UI change and a pricing or messaging change.
- For each, state the hypothesis clearly, what you expected to happen and why, before describing the test itself.
- Describe the test design: how you defined the control and variant, what metric you used as the primary success measure, and the sample size or duration.
- State the result for each, including whether it was statistically significant, and be honest if a test was inconclusive or contradicted your hypothesis.
- Describe the decision made based on the result, showing the test actually informed action, not just observation.
- Mention any learning about test design itself, like a flawed metric choice or unexpected external factor, from either example.
What a strong answer includes
- Gives two genuinely different test types, showing range beyond a single repeated pattern, like one UI test and one pricing or messaging test.
- States the hypothesis explicitly before the result, showing structured thinking rather than a post-hoc narrative.
- Includes an honest inconclusive or negative result in at least one example, which is more credible than claiming every test succeeded.
- Shows the test result led to a concrete decision or follow-up action, closing the loop rather than just reporting a number.
Common mistakes
- Describing tests with no clear hypothesis stated upfront.
- Claiming every test was a clean, positive success, which reads as unlikely and rehearsed.
- Not describing what decision was actually made based on the results.
Likely follow-up questions
- What would you have done if the test result had been inconclusive?
- How did you decide on your sample size or test duration?
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Chapters of the AI PM course that teach what this question tests.
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