> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# CUPED

> Learn how Controlled-experiment Using Pre-Experiment Data (CUPED) accelerates reliable results by leveraging existing visitor data.

Controlled-experiment Using Pre-Experiment Data (CUPED) uses data from existing visitors to accelerate reliable experimentation and personalization results.

## Key benefits

Use CUPED to make data-driven decisions faster and with more confidence. CUPED provides better estimates for variation effects and reduces the risk of false-positive results for tests with limited data.

## When to use CUPED

CUPED is most effective when:

* You've collected goal data for at least two weeks before the experiment launch.
* A correlation exists between goal conversions before and during the experiment.

Consider your experiment goals before enabling CUPED. Activate CUPED for the main metrics of your site, such as transactions.

## Enable CUPED

To enable CUPED:

1. Open the experiment and click the **Data** tab in the sidebar.
2. Under **Advanced settings**, click the **toggle** next to **CUPED**.
3. Click the **dropdown menu**, then select the goals for which you want to enable CUPED.
4. Click **Apply**.

<Note>
  CUPED only works with the Frequentist statistical method. It doesn't work with Sequential testing or Bayesian.
</Note>

<Note>
  Data loading might take longer than with the classic algorithm. Limit CUPED to your key goals to maintain performance.
</Note>

The page data changes based on the selected goals. If you select your primary goal, the main results block displays CUPED-adjusted data labeled **CUPED enabled**.

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Similarly, the results tables for each goal update based on the enabled CUPED settings.

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The results columns display three primary differences:

* **Conversion rate** becomes **Conversion rate adjusted**
* **Improvement rate** becomes **Improvement rate adjusted**
* **Reliability** becomes **Reliability adjusted**

Kameleoon only supports filter-based breakdowns on results data when CUPED is disabled. Clicking **Breakdown** on a table prompts you to confirm disabling CUPED, and you can reactivate CUPED after you remove the breakdown filter.

<Note>
  CUPED effectiveness increases over time. As you use Kameleoon, the algorithm leverages more experiment data to improve accuracy.
</Note>

## Further reading

For more information on CUPED, read the [Kameleoon statistical paper](https://storage.googleapis.com/kameleoon-storage-documentation/user-manual/pdf/statistics-at-kameleoon.pdf).
