create_experiment
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Create an incrementality experiment for a campaign.
Sets up a geo-holdout, ghost ads, or propensity score matching experiment
to causally measure DOOH advertising lift.
WHEN TO USE:
- Setting up a new A/B test before or during a campaign
- Defining treatment and control DMAs for geo-holdout tests
- Configuring experiment parameters (holdout %, MDE, power)
RETURNS:
The created experiment object with experiment_id, status, and all parameters.
EXAMPLE:
create_experiment({
campaign_id: "camp_abc123",
experiment_type: "geo_holdout",
treatment_dmas: ["501", "504"],
control_dmas: ["503", "505"],
holdout_pct: 0.15,
target_mde: 0.10
})
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| campaign_id | string | yes | Campaign identifier |
| experiment_type | string | yes | Experiment type: geo_holdout (matched DMAs), ghost_ads (PSA control), psm (propensity score matching) |
| treatment_dmas | array | no | DMA codes for treatment group (get ads) |
| control_dmas | array | no | DMA codes for control group (no ads) |
| holdout_pct | number | no | Fraction of devices to hold out (0.05-0.50). Default: 0.10 |
| target_mde | number | no | Minimum detectable effect (relative, e.g. 0.10 = 10% lift). Default: 0.10 |
| target_power | number | no | Statistical power (0.80 or 0.90). Default: 0.80 |
| target_alpha | number | no | Significance level (0.05 or 0.01). Default: 0.05 |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"campaign_id": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 128,
"description": "Campaign identifier"
},
"experiment_type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"geo_holdout",
"ghost_ads",
"psm"
],
"description": "Experiment type: geo_holdout (matched DMAs), ghost_ads (PSA control), psm (propensity score matching)"
},
"treatment_dmas": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 20
},
"maxItems": 200,
"description": "DMA codes for treatment group (get ads)"
},
"control_dmas": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 20
},
"maxItems": 200,
"description": "DMA codes for control group (no ads)"
},
"holdout_pct": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0.05,
"maximum": 0.5,
"description": "Fraction of devices to hold out (0.05-0.50). Default: 0.10"
},
"target_mde": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0.01,
"maximum": 1,
"description": "Minimum detectable effect (relative, e.g. 0.10 = 10% lift). Default: 0.10"
},
"target_power": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0.5,
"maximum": 0.99,
"description": "Statistical power (0.80 or 0.90). Default: 0.80"
},
"target_alpha": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0.001,
"maximum": 0.1,
"description": "Significance level (0.05 or 0.01). Default: 0.05"
}
},
"required": [
"campaign_id",
"experiment_type"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}