Answer variance
Term from the world of AI visibility – explained simply by the GeoTrova team.
AI systems don't always give the same answer to the same prompt. The variation between individual queries is called answer variance.
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Where it comes from
Language models generate text with a random component. On top of that come changing search results, location and model updates. A single query is therefore a sample, not a measurement – deciding based on one screenshot means deciding by chance.
How to measure reliably anyway
With repetition over days, many prompts instead of single ones, and a fixed location per prompt. GeoTrova measures repeatedly at the set cadence, shows trends instead of single values, and states the numerator and denominator for every visibility figure – so you can see how many answers a value is based on.
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