Trend

The Trend graph displays a metric name in the top left corner and is updated every 5 minutes showing the quantity of the metric (page views, for example) for that 5 minutes. It also plots figures for the last 24 hours.

A sample trend graph

Move the cursor along the time axis to show the exact value of the metric and the time that value occurred.

A trend graph with a selected time and value.

The following table lists the metrics available to the Trend module. Unless indicated, metrics are updated within 5 minutes of the event occurring and include events that took place during the preceding 5 minutes.

Table 1. Metrics available to the Trend module
Avg Items in Shopping Carts The average number of items placed into each shopping cart.
Avg Order Value The average order value.
Avg Session Length The average length of each session.
Buying Sessions* The number of sessions in which one, or more, product has been bought.
Direct Load Sessions The number of sessions that cannot be attributed to a search engine, a referral site, or a Marketing Management Center (MMC) link.
Element Views The total number of intra-page elements viewed.
Event Points The total number of event points.
Events Completed The total number of conversion events (as defined by the conversion event tag) completed.
Events Initiated The total number of conversion events (as defined by the conversion event tag) initiated.
Items Ordered The total number of items ordered.
Items per Order The average number of items per order.
MMC Sessions The number of sessions initiated by clicking an MMC link.
Natural Search Sessions The number of sessions that began with a visitor arriving at your site from a search engine.
New Sessions The number of sessions initiated by visitors who have not visited your site before (or who have visited the site but deleted the Coremetrics cookie).
On-site Searches/Session The average number of on-site searches made in each session.
On-Site Searches The number of on-site searches made.
One Page Sessions The number of sessions that consisted of a single page.
Orders The number of orders.
Page Views /  Sessions The average number of page views per session.
Page Views The number of pages viewed.
Product Views / Sessions The average number of product views per session.
Product Views The number of products viewed.
Referral Sessions The number of sessions that began with a visitor arriving at your site from a referral site other than a search engine or from a link other than an MMC link.
Repeat Sessions The number of sessions initiated by visitors who have made a previous visit to your site (and retained the Coremetrics cookie).
Sales The total value of sales.
Sessions The number of initiated sessions.
Session Conversion Rate The ratio of buying sessions to visitor sessions.
Shipping and Handling / Order The average shipping and handling for each order.
Shipping and Handling The total shipping and handling for all orders.
Shopping Cart Abandonment The total number of shopping carts abandoned.
Table 2. Metrics available to the Trend module
Avg Items in Shopping Carts The average number of items placed into each shopping cart.
   
Avg Session Length The average length of each session.
Buying Sessions* The number of sessions in which one, or more, product has been bought.
Direct Load Sessions The number of sessions that cannot be attributed to a search engine, a referral site, or a Marketing Management Center (MMC) link.
Element Views The total number of intra-page elements viewed.
Event Points The total number of event points.
Events Completed The total number of conversion events (as defined by the conversion event tag) completed.
Events Initiated The total number of conversion events (as defined by the conversion event tag) initiated.
Items Ordered The total number of items ordered.
Items per Order The average number of items per order.
MMC Sessions The number of sessions initiated by clicking an MMC link.
Natural Search Sessions The number of sessions that began with a visitor arriving at your site from a search engine.
New Sessions The number of sessions initiated by visitors who have not visited your site before (or who have visited the site but deleted the Coremetrics cookie).
On-site Searches/Session The average number of on-site searches made in each session.
On-Site Searches The number of on-site searches made.
One Page Sessions The number of sessions that consisted of a single page.
Orders The number of orders.
Page Views /  Sessions The average number of page views per session.
Page Views The number of pages viewed.
Product Views / Sessions The average number of product views per session.
Product Views The number of products viewed.
Referral Sessions The number of sessions that began with a visitor arriving at your site from a referral site other than a search engine or from a link other than an MMC link.
Repeat Sessions The number of sessions initiated by visitors who have made a previous visit to your site (and retained the Coremetrics cookie).
Sales The total value of sales.
Sessions The number of initiated sessions.
Session Conversion Rate The ratio of buying sessions to visitor sessions.
Shipping and Handling / Order The average shipping and handling for each order.
Shipping and Handling The total shipping and handling for all orders.
Shopping Cart Abandonment The total number of shopping carts abandoned.

* This metric is updated every 5 minutes with completed session data.