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Analytics

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/ˌænəˈlɪtɪks/nounCommon term

In software engineering, analytics means: Data about how people use an app, such as which screens they open and where they leave, collected as events to understand behavior and measure features.

In Turkish: analitik, kullanım analitiği

How it is used

Teams add analytics events, check analytics dashboards and talk about daily active users (DAU), retention and funnels. Common tools include Firebase Analytics, Amplitude and Mixpanel. Collecting analytics may require user consent and must be declared in the stores' privacy forms.

Example sentences

  1. According to our analytics, most users never open the settings screen.

  2. Add an analytics event when the user taps Buy.

Common collocations

  • analytics event
  • analytics dashboard
  • track in analytics
  • analytics SDK
  • crash reportA record created when an app crashes, showing the error, the stack trace, the device, the OS version and other details that help developers find the cause.
  • onboardingThe first screens a new user goes through after installing an app, which explain the main features, ask for permissions or help set up an account.
  • SDKShort for software development kit: a package of libraries, tools and documentation that helps developers build on a platform or use a service.

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