Data Comparison

📊 Module: Data Comparison

📍 Access:

After logging into UStat and selecting a website, navigate via left sidebar → [Data Comparison].


🧩 Functionality:

Compare traffic patterns across time periods to analyze growth trends and identify fluctuation causes.
Essential for: Campaign performance evaluation, Monthly/quarterly reporting, Pre/post-website redesign validation


📄 Page Structure:

  1. Core Metrics Cards (Top)
    Displays today's key data (identical to Overview):
    • Page Views (PV)
    • Unique IPs
    • Unique Visitors (UV)
    • Sessions (SV)
    • Bounce Rate
    • Avg. Session Duration

🔍 Session = Continuous visit from site entry to exit (may include multiple pageviews).

  1. Trend Comparison Charts
    • Default view: Daily trend overlays
    • Comparison modes:
      • Period-over-Period (e.g., This Week vs. Last Week)
      • Year-over-Year (e.g., July 2025 vs. July 2024)
    • Toggle metrics: PV, UV, SV, etc.

📈 Ideal for spotting short-term anomalies and long-term growth patterns.

  1. Multi-Dimensional Comparison Table (Bottom)
    Detailed period comparisons across dimensions (click to expand):
    • Referral Domains / External Links / Internal Navigation
    • Top Pages / Domains / Entry Pages
    • New vs. Returning Visitors
    • Browsers / OS / Screen Resolutions / Devices
    • System Languages / ISPs
    • Geographic Distribution (China Map + Global List)

⚙️ Interactive Controls:

  • Time filters:
    • Today/Yesterday, This/Last Week, This/Last Month, Last 7/30 Days, Custom
  • Chart toggles: YoY/PoP comparison
  • Drill-down: Click any dimension for detailed breakdowns

Best Practices:

  • Post-campaign/launch: Verify traffic lift
  • Diagnose changes: Use Referral + Page comparisons to pinpoint growth/decline drivers
  • Behavior shifts: When bounce rate/duration fluctuates, cross-check with Trend Analysis & Heatmaps