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What is Cohort Analysis?

Cohort analysis is a behavioral analytics technique used to group individuals—such as users or customers—based on shared characteristics or experiences within a specified timeframe, then analyze their behavior over time. Instead of looking at your data as one large, undifferentiated group, cohort analysis breaks it down into cohorts to reveal nuanced trends and patterns that aggregated data might hide.

A cohort is typically defined by a common event, such as the date users signed up, completed a purchase, or started using a product feature. By tracking and comparing these cohorts over time, businesses can uncover insights about user engagement, retention, product performance, and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. For example, you might learn that users who joined after a product update are more likely to stick around, or discover at what point a group of users tends to stop using your service.

Key points:

• Cohort analysis groups users by shared characteristics (like sign-up date or first purchase) and evaluates their behaviors over time.

• It helps identify patterns in lifecycle stages, such as retention, drop-off, or peak engagement.

• This approach is widely used in SaaS, e-commerce, gaming, and marketing to optimize user experiences and business strategies.

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