Understanding Dimensions in Google Analytics
In Google Analytics, a "dimension" is an attribute or characteristic of your data. Dimensions provide additional context that makes your data meaningful. For example, the dimension "City" indicates the city, for example, "Paris" or "New York", from which a session originates. The dimension "Page" indicates the URL of a page that is viewed.
What is a Dimension?
A dimension in Google Analytics is a qualitative variable that describes your data. It provides additional information about your website’s users and how they interact with your website. For example, you can add the dimension “Country” to see how much traffic your website receives from different countries.
How Does a Dimension Work?
The tables in most Analytics reports organize dimension values into rows, and metrics into columns. For example, this table shows one dimension (City) and two metrics (Sessions and Pages/Session):
DIMENSION | METRIC | METRIC |
---|---|---|
City | Sessions | Pages/Session |
San Francisco | 5,000 | 3.74 |
Berlin | 4,000 | 4.55 |
In most Analytics reports, you can change the dimension and/or add a secondary dimension.
References:
[[UA] Dimensions and metrics - Analytics Help (google.com)
[GA4] Analytics dimensions and metrics - Analytics Help (google.com)
Google Analytics 4 Dimensions: What You Need to Know (semrush.com)
What are dimensions and metrics in Google Analytics? • Yoast
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