Analytics & Measurement terms
Tracking, attribution, reporting, experiments, and marketing performance. Browse plain-language definitions and practical context below.
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Deduplication removes double counting so one conversion is not credited more than once.
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A dimension is a descriptive attribute that groups or labels the data behind a metric.
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The share of website sessions or visitors that complete a purchase during a period.
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An engaged session is a visit that met Google Analytics 4's engagement threshold.
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Engagement time measures how long a page or app was actively in focus.
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A GA4 setting that automatically tracks common interactions without extra code.
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Entrances counts how many times a page was the first page viewed in a session.
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A process that pulls data from sources, reshapes it, and loads it into storage.
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A recorded user or system interaction with contextual details.
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Event count is the total number of tracked events recorded in a period.
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An exit page is the last page a visitor viewed before leaving a session.
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Exit rate is the share of pageviews of a page that were the last in a session.
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First-click attribution gives all conversion credit to the first touchpoint a customer used.
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Information a company collects directly through its own relationships and properties.
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The classical approach using significance thresholds and fixed sample sizes.
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Measuring how users move through defined steps toward a goal and where they drop off.
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A chart showing how users pass through funnel steps and where they exit.
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Google's event-based web and app analytics service.
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A geo-lift test turns marketing on in some regions and off in others to measure impact.
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A goal completion is a recorded instance of a visitor finishing a defined objective.