How to cite StatFacts in a deck

📅 2026-06-06

How to cite StatFacts in a deck

You found a useful range on StatFacts. Here is how to cite it without overstating certainty.

Minimum viable citation

Include four pieces every time:

  1. Intervention — what changed
  2. Outcome — what moved
  3. Range + unit — e.g. +12–18% relative
  4. Source or StatFacts link — so readers can verify

Example:

Removing one signup step was associated with a +12–18% relative lift in completion (B2B mobile SaaS benchmarks). StatFacts insight · see linked sources.

Slack / Notion one-liner

Signup — one fewer step: +12–18% relative completion (meta-analysis, mobile B2B SaaS) Source: statfacts.net/insight/signup-one-fewer-step_en

Source: StatFacts (2026) + primary studies linked on insight page. Planning estimate for [Your Product]; validate with A/B test.

Match language to confidence

Badge Safe verb
Meta-analysis “associated with”, “reported range”
A/B test “observed lift”, “in experiment”
Study “correlated with”, “reported in study”
Estimate “directional benchmark”, “rule of thumb”

Avoid “proven”, “guaranteed”, “will increase” unless you ran the experiment.

Hook vs citation body

StatFacts hooks are written for scanability. They are great in tweets; in decks, pair the hook with the numeric range and context line.

Hook (headline): “One fewer screen can mean dozens more signups.”

Citation (body): “+12–18% relative completion in mobile B2B SaaS flows (meta-analysis).”

Linking

When you need more formality

Open the insight’s sources section and cite the primary paper or report in APA or your company standard. StatFacts is a curated index—not a replacement for the original reference in academic or legal work.