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KPI

Meaning in data science & analytics, with examples

abbreviationCore term

In data science & analytics, KPI means: Short for key performance indicator: one of a small number of metrics that a company or team has chosen to measure progress towards its main goals.

In Turkish: temel performans göstergesi, KPI, anahtar performans göstergesi

How it is used

Said letter by letter, plural KPIs. You set, track, hit or miss KPIs; they appear in dashboards, quarterly reviews and performance targets. Managers often ask analysts how a KPI is trending.

Example sentences

  1. Our main KPI this quarter is the 30-day retention rate.

  2. The team hit all its KPIs except customer satisfaction.

Common collocations

  • set KPIs
  • track KPIs
  • hit a KPI
  • KPI dashboard
  • metricA number that measures something specific about a product, business or process, such as daily sign-ups, average order value or page load time.
  • north star metricThe single metric that a company believes best captures the core value its product gives customers, used to align teams around one long-term goal.
  • dashboardA screen that shows the most important charts and numbers about a business or system in one place, usually updated automatically.
  • retentionThe ability to keep customers or users coming back over time; also the percentage of them who are still active after a set period, such as 30 days.

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