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+Looking at the Google Analytics training document, here's an outline focusing on the foundational primitive concepts that everything else builds upon:
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+---
+
+## Google Analytics Primitives: Core Concepts Outline
+
+### **1. Tracking Fundamentals**
+- What is the tracking code and why it matters
+- How the tracking code communicates between your site and Analytics
+- The concept of page tracking vs. event tracking
+- First-party cookies: what they are and how they work
+
+### **2. Account Structure**
+- Account hierarchy: Account → Profile → Reports
+- The relationship between AdWords and Analytics accounts
+- User access levels and permissions
+
+### **3. Core Metrics (Building Blocks)**
+- **Visit**: A session of user interaction with your site
+- **Page View**: A single page load
+- **Visitor**: A unique user (tracked via cookies)
+- **Source**: Where traffic originates from
+- **Referral**: The specific link or site that sent the visitor
+
+### **4. URLs and Web Addresses**
+- Understanding URL structure (protocol, domain, path)
+- Default pages and how Analytics reconciles them
+- Dynamic URLs vs. static URLs
+- Subdomains and subdirectories
+
+### **5. Goals (The Foundation of Conversion Tracking)**
+- What defines a goal (a specific page = completed action)
+- The goal page as the endpoint
+- Goal value: assigning worth to conversions
+- The four goal slots per profile
+
+### **6. Funnel Concept**
+- Funnel as a series of sequential pages
+- Entrance points (where users enter the funnel)
+- Exit/abandonment points (where users leave)
+- Steps as individual pages in the journey
+
+### **7. Tagging and Attribution**
+- What "tagging" means (marking URLs to track their source)
+- Auto-tagging: automatic keyword tracking
+- Why proper tagging matters for attribution
+
+### **8. E-commerce Primitives**
+- Transaction: a completed purchase event
+- Order: individual items within transactions
+- The receipt/thank-you page as the transaction endpoint
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+Does this outline capture what you're looking for? Would you like me to create a full reference document based on these primitive concepts, or would you prefer a different approach?
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