Experiment #148 · closed · published 6/16/2026, 12:45:00 PM
Creative features
Confounds the baseline knew
Raw views mostly measure how big the channel already was. The baseline predicts what this channel “should” have earned given the confounds above; the residual is how the post actually landed relative to that prediction — measured in standard deviations.
Observed (168h)
43
Baseline expected
129
Residual reward
-1.83σ
raw -1.83σ · residual sd 0.599 log-views
| Checkpoint | Views | Watch time (min) | Comments | Likes | Follower delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 168h (close) | 43 | 13,545 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24h | 24 | 7,450 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 72h | 34 | 10,836 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Post missed its baseline by 1.83σ. Moved: topic_cluster:topic_5 -0.063, thumbnail_archetype:object_hero -0.045, format:shorts -0.039.