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Analytics & Measurement Glossary

Sessions, users, attribution, conversions and bounce rate. What each one counts, and what it quietly leaves out.


Bounce Rate

Percentage of visitors who leave after viewing only one page.

Conversion Rate

Percentage of visitors who complete your desired action.

Direct Traffic

Visitors who type your URL directly or use a bookmark.

Organic Traffic

Visitors who find you through unpaid search results.

Referral Traffic

Visitors who click a link on another website to reach yours.

Session

A group of interactions by one user within a time period.

User

A unique visitor to your site. One user can have multiple sessions.

Attribution

Determining which marketing channel gets credit for a conversion.

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