Google Analytics 4

Google Analytics 4 is a data source provided by Google. 

It is quite a comprehensive data source and has a large selection of dimensions and metrics. 

General Principles

They are centered around

  • users
  • sessions
  • events

User
A person who visits your website

Session
A group of user interactions within your website that take place within a given time frame

Event
A specific interaction or occurrence on your website, like a pageview or transaction.

Dimensions

Campaign

Session Engagement

It is a measure of how engaged users are with your website. An engaged session is a session that lasted longer than 10 seconds, had a key event, or had two or more screen or page views. The measurements are called

  • Average Engagement time per session
  • Engaged sessions per user
  • Events per session

Key Events

A key event can be

  • purchase
  • add to cart
  • view item

 

This page was last updated on 2 February 2025 by Christiaan Gouws.

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