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+1,98 @@ + +{ + "max_days_since_published": 15, + "description": "Derived from 20220617-variant-a but with re-seeding every request", + "order_by": "final_order_by_random_weighted_to_score", + "reseed_randomizer_on_each_request": true, + "levers": { + "daily_decay": { + "cases": [ + [0, 1], + [1, 0.99], + [2, 0.985], + [3, 0.98], + [4, 0.975], + [5, 0.97], + [6, 0.965], + [7, 0.96], + [8, 0.955], + [9, 0.95], + [10, 0.945], + [11, 0.94], + [12, 0.935], + [13, 0.93], + [14, 0.925] + ], + "fallback": 0.9 + }, + "comments_count_by_those_followed": { + "cases": [ + [0, 0.95], + [1, 0.98], + [2, 0.99] + ], + "fallback": 0.93 + }, + "comments_count": { + "cases": [ + [0, 0.8], + [1, 0.82], + [2, 0.84], + [3, 0.86], + [4, 0.88], + [5, 0.9], + [6, 0.92], + [7, 0.94], + [8, 0.96], + [9, 0.98] + ], + "fallback": 1 + }, + "featured_article": { "cases": [[1, 1]], "fallback": 0.85 }, + "latest_comment": { + "cases": [ + [0, 1], + [1, 0.9988] + ], + "fallback": 0.988 + }, + 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"random_pick_of_which_date_to_use_with_randomization_favoring_public_reactions", + "reseed_randomizer_on_each_request": false, + "levers": { + "daily_decay": { + "cases": [ + [0, 1], + [1, 0.99], + [2, 0.985], + [3, 0.98], + [4, 0.975], + [5, 0.97], + [6, 0.965], + [7, 0.96], + [8, 0.955], + [9, 0.95], + [10, 0.945], + [11, 0.94], + [12, 0.935], + [13, 0.93], + [14, 0.925] + ], + "fallback": 0.9 + }, + "comments_count_by_those_followed": { + "cases": [ + [0, 0.95], + [1, 0.98], + [2, 0.99] + ], + "fallback": 0.93 + }, + "comments_count": { + "cases": [ + [0, 0.8], + [1, 0.82], + [2, 0.84], + [3, 0.86], + [4, 0.88], + [5, 0.9], + [6, 0.92], + [7, 0.94], + [8, 0.96], + [9, 0.98] + ], + "fallback": 1 + }, + "featured_article": { "cases": [[1, 1]], "fallback": 0.85 }, + "latest_comment": { + "cases": [ + [0, 1], + [1, 0.9988] + ], + "fallback": 0.988 + }, + "matching_negative_tags_intersection_count": { + "cases": [ + [0, 1], + [1, 0.5], + [2, 0.4], + [3, 0.3], + [4, 0.2] + ], + "fallback": 0 + }, + "matching_positive_tags_intersection_count": { + "cases": [ + [0, 0.5], + [1, 0.85], + [2, 0.9], + [3, 0.95], + [4, 1] + ], + "fallback": 1 + }, + "privileged_user_reaction": { + "cases": [ + [-1, 0.2], + [1, 1] + ], + "fallback": 0.95, + "negative_reaction_threshold": -10, + "positive_reaction_threshold": 10 + }, + "public_reactions": { + "cases": [ + [0, 0.9988], + [1, 0.9988], + [2, 0.9988], + [3, 0.9988] + ], + "fallback": 1 + } + } +} diff --git a/config/field_test.yml b/config/field_test.yml index ab25cac3c..f69a8952c 100644 --- a/config/field_test.yml +++ b/config/field_test.yml @@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ # - [ ] Update the `started_at` to `CCYY-MM-DD` # - [ ] Assign the variants; the winner of the previous experiment SHOULD be in # this array. -# - [ ] Remove the winner from the newly copied `feed_strategy_starting_CCYYMMDD` +# - [ ] Remove the winner attribute from the newly copied +# `feed_strategy_starting_CCYYMMDD` # - [ ] Assign weights and make the corresponding # `./config/feed-variants/*.json` files where * is the new named variants. # - [ ] Each newly named variant should have a description; typically briefly @@ -27,10 +28,35 @@ ################################################################################ experiments: # NOTE: Our feed strategy testing experiment must begin with "feed_strategy" + feed_strategy_starting_20220617: + # NOTE: Required as we want only want to consider for conversion events that + # occurred on or after the given start_date. + started_at: 2022-06-17 + variants: + - 20220617-variant-a + - 20220617-variant-b + - 20220617-variant-c + weights: + - 50 + - 25 + - 25 + goals: + - user_creates_pageview + - user_creates_article_reaction + - user_creates_comment + - user_publishes_post + - user_views_pages_on_at_least_four_different_days_within_a_week + - user_creates_article_reaction_on_four_different_days_within_a_week + - user_creates_comment_on_at_least_four_different_days_within_a_week + - user_publishes_post_on_four_different_days_within_a_week feed_strategy_starting_20220603: + # B won with some statistical signficance but A had a strong showing as + # well. So we're melding those two together. + winner: 20220603-variant-b # NOTE: Required as we want only want to consider for conversion events that # occurred on or after the given start_date. started_at: 2022-06-03 + ended_at: 2022-06-17 variants: - 20220518-variant - 20220603-variant-a