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10% -- sample dropout rate for A/B test samples (cookie deletion) (2026)
Cookie deletion alone causes approximately 10% sample dropout over two weeks in A/B testing.
- Over a two-week period
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A/B test sample size formula explained simply
The A/B test sample size formula is:
n = (Zα/2 + Zβ)² × [p₁(1−p₁) + p₂(1−p₂)] / (p₁−p₂)²
If that looks like gibberish, you’re not alone. Most articles either throw this formula at you with zero explanation, or skip it and say “just use a calculator.”
This guide does both. We’ll break down every piec…
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A/B test samples (cookie deletion): 10% sample dropout rate. Source: CXL (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/cookie-deletion-dropout-10pct
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