Bruno Gonçalves
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Prove Your Prompt Change Actually Helped

30 min
Sep 9, 2026 2:00 PM

What you'll learn

How to run a paired test on two prompt versions

Same items, both prompts, one test. The pairing cancels item difficulty and isolates the change you made.

How to tell a real improvement from noise

A p-value and an effect size, read in plain language. Know when a two-point gain means nothing.

How to pick a sample size that settles the argument

Small samples flip verdicts. Learn the size where the verdict holds, before you run the comparison.

Why this topic matters

Every team ships prompt changes on opinion. Someone eyeballs five outputs, declares victory, and deploys. Half those wins are noise, and the losses surface as user complaints. A paired test settles the question in minutes with math instead of seniority. The engineer who can run one ends debates, ships with proof, and gets trusted with the next model decision.

You'll learn from

Bruno Gonçalves

Bruno Gonçalves

PhD physicist and corporate trainer.

Previously at

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
TRM Labs
New York University
Data For Science
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