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Metric Sensitivity & Variance Report

Quantify the day-to-day variability, sensitivity to user cohort changes, and optimal observation window for {{metric}}.

Updated June 2026
The prompt
Analyze metric sensitivity for {{metric}}:

1. Variance components:
   - Day-to-day standard deviation (coefficient of variation)
   - Week-to-week variance (seasonality contribution)
   - Cohort sensitivity (how much does metric change by user segment, geography, device?)

2. Power analysis:
   - Minimum detectable effect (MDE) at 80% power, α=0.05
   - Required sample size for {{use_case}} experiment
   - Recommended observation window (how many days to get stable estimate?)

3. Volatility drivers:
   - Identify external factors (weekends, holidays, campaigns, releases)
   - Estimate unexplained variance

4. Recommendation:
   - Should this metric be stratified by user cohort?
   - Should we use {{metric}} as primary or guardrail in experiments?

Deliver as 1-page summary table.
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Variables

Metric name (e.g. 'Session duration', 'Subscription churn rate')
Type of experiment (e.g. 'feature test', 'pricing test')

Details

Author

AI Khazna

License

Security

Type

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