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D098 Unit 6 Module12
Web Analysis
Term | Definition |
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Information architecture | Organization and structure for the content of websites and web and mobile applications |
Card sorting | User experience design technique where test subjects organize cards labeled with key concepts into a taxonomy or structure |
Content modeling | Method for documenting and structuring all an organization’s content |
Mindmaps | Diagrams used to visually represent hierarchical information |
Tree testing | Usability testing technique for evaluating the findability of topics in a website’s structure where users are asked to find specific information using the website hierarchy |
Task analysis | Process of learning about ordinary users by observing them in action to understand the detail of how they perform tasks and achieve intended goals on a website |
Shareability | Ease of sharing content over the internet, particularly using social media |
Findability | Ease of finding information on a website, either from the website itself or using a search engine |
Time on page | Metric for the average amount of time users spend on a page of a website (not including bounces) |
User session | Visit, or instance of a user accessing a website, for a length of time to visit one or more pages then leaving |
Repeat visitor | An individual or browser accessing a website more than once in a specified time frame |
Referral visitor | A visitor directed to a website by a link from another web page |
Unique visitors | The number of distinct individual visitors to the site within the reporting time period |
Bounce rate | Metric for the percentage of website visitors who leave site after visiting only one page |
Abandon cart rate | Metric for the percentage of customers who place items in an online shopping cart but leave the website without completing a purchase |
Revenue per visit | Metric for the average revenue or value for each website visit, calculated by dividing revenue by number of visits |
Average order value | Metric for the average value of an online order, calculated by the total value divided by the number of orders |
Length of engagement | Metric measuring the duration of a visit to a website |
Benchmarking | Comparing performance metrics against a standard or previous performance |
External benchmarking | Comparing performance metrics against selected competitors or an industry standard |
Internal benchmarking | Comparing performance metrics against an organization’s other programs, campaigns, or websites |
Longitudinal study | Comparing performance metrics looking at the same variables over periods of time |
Session cookie | A cookie that is stored in temporary memory and is erased when the user closes the browser |
Persistent cookie | A cookie that is stored on a user’s hard drive until it expires or the user deletes it |
First-party cookies | Cookies that are created by the website a user visits directly, used to improve user experience on the website |
Third-party cookies | Cookies that are created by domains other than the one a user visits directly, used for cross-site tracking, retargeting, and advertising |
Data sampling | Statistical analysis technique used to select and analyze a representative subset of data points to identify trends and patterns in the greater data set |
Tracking parameters | Special terms added to a URL’s query string or fragment in order to identify information about a marketing campaign |
Conversion rate optimization (CRO) | Process of collecting and analyzing data, formulating hypotheses, and conducting experiments to increase the percentage of website visitors that take a desired action when they visit a website |
Funnel analysis | Practice of measuring and optimizing the set of customer interactions that lead to conversion through all steps to a desired end goal on a website |