AppliedMultiple choice
An analyst checks an A/B test every day and stops the first time . What does this do?
- ANothing, since each daily test is valid at the 5% level on its own
- BIt inflates the false-positive rate well above 5%
- CIt lowers the false-positive rate, because more data is examined
- DIt only affects power, not the false-positive rate
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