Multivariate test
Also called: MVT
ELI5
Compare several combinations of changes.
Used in conversation
“The multivariate test requires more traffic than an A/B test.”
Definition
An experiment testing combinations of multiple changed elements at the same time.
Here “Multivariate test” means: An experiment testing combinations of multiple changed elements at the same time.
Pitch context
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Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16