B
Evidence Grade B
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Current
0.28x
0.28x -- spearman correlation for Google SERP position vs pages without meta description (2026)
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Evidence graded
Value
0.28x
Unit
Ratio
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
20,000
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Single source - not yet corroborated
Score breakdown
Extraction
95
Source Trust
90
Citation Chain
90
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Ahrefs
Primary
Tier A
https://ahrefs.com/blog/ru/meta-description-study/ ↗
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Ahrefs
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Methodology
Spearman correlation between SERP position and pages lacking meta descriptions; described as a fairly weak correlation
Methodology documented
Segmentation
Industrymarketing
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Google SERP position vs pages without meta description: 0.28x spearman correlation. Source: Ahrefs (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/spearman-correlation-missing-meta-position
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