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Robust Sequential Experimental Design for A/B Testing

May 13, 2026

arXiv
Abstract

Experimental design has emerged as a powerful approach for improving the sample efficiency of A/B testing, yet existing designs rely critically on correctly specified models. We study robust sequential experimental design under model misspecification and develop a unified framework that covers both contextual bandit and dynamic settings. Theoretically, we prove that our design bounds the worst-case mean squared error of the estimated treatment effect. Empirically, we demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach using synthetic and real-world datasets from a leading technology company.

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Authors
Qianglin Wen, Xiangkun Wu, Chengchun Shi, Ting Li, Niansheng Tang, Yingying Zhang, Hongtu Zhu
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arXiv:2605.12899