May 8th, 2020

Problem

If I had an hour to solve a problem I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about solutions.

― Albert Einstein

Hypothesis

If _____[I do this] _____, then _____[this]_____ will happen.

    y = f(x)

You have one measurable KPI (Y) to go for, linkedin specify = .05 for that Y, and .001 for all other metrics if they ever appears to be (statistically) significant for accidental findings.

Sampling

Random sampling, heh? Easy to say than done. Adjust for selection bias Community sampling based on social graph, randomize at cluster level than individual subject

Now, patience is virtual

  • Ensure data traffic
  • Couple weeks collection to ease periodic or seasonality

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