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t Google Analytics can do for your business or website how Google Analytics works how often your data is updated and how Google stores it how to set your Data Sharing preferences http://services.google.com/analytics/breeze/en/installing_ga_code/index.html INTERFACE DESIGN how to set date ranges and comparison date ranges how to graph data by day, week, and month how to compare multiple metrics on graphs about the user interface options for exporting data how to email reports to others how to navigate between report detail levels how to use the report views o how to quickly segment and sort data in reports http://services.google.com/analytics/breeze/en/interface_navigation/index.html INSTALLING GOOGLE ANALYTICS TRACKING CODE how to create a new account where to place the Google Analytics Tracking Code about website setups that require customization how to verify installation http://services.google.com/analytics/breeze/en/installing_ga_code/index.html INTERPRETING REPORTS best practices for analyzing data how to analyze data trends how to use the data visualizations in Google Analytics http://services.google.com/analytics/breeze/en/interpreting_reports_guidelines/i nde x.html GUIDELINES best practices for analyzing data how to analyze data trends how to use the data visualizations in Google Analytics http://services.google.com/analytics/breeze/en/interpreting_reports_guidelines/i nde x.html PAGE VIEWS, VISITS AND VISITORS where to find Pageviews, Visits, and Visitors metrics how Pageviews, Visits, and Visitors are calculated the difference between Pageviews and Unique Pageviews and the difference between Absolute Unique Visitors and New vs. Returning Visitors http://services.google.com/analytics/breeze/en/interpreting_reports_visits/index .html TIME METRICS how Time on Page and Time on Site are calculated how Avg. Time on Page and Avg. Time on Site are calculated about the Length of Visit report http://services.google.com/analytics/breeze/en/interpreting_reports_time/index.h tml TRAFFIC SOURCES about the different kinds of traffic sources how to identify quality traffic how to identify revenue and conversion drivers

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