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Minor updates to limits help Doc (#1847)
* Minor updates to limits help Doc Added definition on what we mean by visible, selection in the UI limits section * Removing old section of limits Moved to new section in more appropriate spot under Reports, and also updated it --------- Co-authored-by: Donna <6880495+Tofufu@users.noreply.github.com>
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| Retention Curve | No | Yes | No |
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| Retention Trends | Yes | Yes | No |
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## Limits and Ordering
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### Summary
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In order to keep the interactive analysis experience snappy for projects of all sizes, we've made 2 changes:
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- Added maximum limits to how many segments are returned when breaking down a metric by properties
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- Changed the logic for the top segments that are returned
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### Limits
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### UI
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We're changing how many segments are returned back to the report (**visible limit**), how many segments can be selected at a time for visualization (**selection limit**) as well as the number of segments selected by default (**default selection**).
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Here's the breakdown per report + visualization type:
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| Report Viz | Default Selection | Selection Limit | Visible Limit |
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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| Insights (bar) | 12 | 300 | 3000 |
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| Insights (line) | 12 | 50 | 3000 |
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| Retention | 6 | 12 | 200 |
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| Funnels | 6 | 12 | 200 |
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### Downloaded CSV and API
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When downloading results as CSV or when querying our APIs, the limits remain unchanged.
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### Top Segments logic
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The way we pick the top segments differs according to the type of query. We choose the top segments based on the value shown in the second column.
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| Query type | How we select top segments |
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| Total | Total number of occurrences of the chosen event |
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| Unique | Number of unique users who performed the chosen event |
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| Sum of property values | Sum of the chosen property |
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| Min/max of property values | Lowest/highest value of the chosen property |
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| Average | Number of events (or users) that contribute to the average |
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| Median/Percentile/Distribution | Number of events (or users) that contribute to the distribution |
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| Distinct count | Number of distinct values of the chosen property |
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| DAU/WAU/MAU | Number of unique users |
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| Sessions | Number of sessions that contain the chosen event |
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| Funnels | Total number of times the first funnel step was completed |
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| Retention | Total number of times the first event was completed |
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### FAQ
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**How will I know if my results are being pruned?**
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You will see an indication like this:
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![image](https://github.com/mixpanel/docs/assets/2077899/3935993c-0410-46e4-a9d6-2d2dfb5313cd)
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**Does this mean the downloaded CSV has lower limits?**
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No, limits for CSV downloads remain unchanged across Insights, Funnels, and Retention.
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## Analyzing First Time Users
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Sometimes, you might want to filter an event to only the first time that it's performed by a user. This helps answer the following questions:

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### **UI**
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We’re changing how many segments are returned back to the report (visible limit), how many segments can be selected at a time for visualization (selection limit) as well as the number of segments selected by default (default selection).
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Here’s the breakdown per report visualization type:
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| **Report Viz** | **Default Selection** | **Selection Limit** | **Visible Limit** |

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