Understanding and Using Web Analytics
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Web analytics helps marketers understand how a website performs and how visitors behave. It shows where users come from, what they do on the site, where they drop off, and which actions lead to results.
Common Tools
- Google Analytics: traffic, behavior, conversions, events;
- Adobe Analytics: advanced enterprise reporting;
- Mixpanel: event-based behavior analysis;
- Heap: automatic event tracking;
- Hotjar: heatmaps and user behavior visuals.
Key Formulas
% of users completing a goal:
ConversionΒ Rate=TotalΒ VisitorsConversionsβΓ100% of users clicking after seeing a link or ad:
CTR=ImpressionsClicksβΓ100Average amount spent per order:
AOV=NumberΒ ofΒ OrdersTotalΒ RevenueβRevenue generated per visitor:
RevenueΒ perΒ Visitor=TotalΒ VisitorsTotalΒ RevenueβLong-term customer value:
CLV=AverageΒ PurchaseΒ ValueΓPurchaseΒ FrequencyΓCustomerΒ LifespanKPIs by Funnel Stage
The most useful analytics setup combines traffic data, behavior data, and conversion metrics. When these are tracked together, marketers can see what brings users in, what keeps them engaged, and what turns visits into results.
1. A page receives high traffic and long session duration, but very few completed signups. Which metric most directly confirms the core issue?
2. Which insights can heatmaps and click maps most directly provide? (Select two)
3. Match the KPI with the customer journey stage it most directly supports:
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