# PMP metric glossary

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In this article, we provide an overview of the various metrics your organization can find within Didomi PMP analytics dashboards. Generally, PMP metrics can be organized into:

* [Authentication metrics](#authentication-metrics)
* [User & choice metrics](#user-and-choice-metrics)
* [Purpose metrics](#purpose-metrics)
* [Preference metrics](#preference-metrics)

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**Note**: In order to facilitate your organization's understanding of how individual metrics are calculated we encourage you to review our [resources on statuses, choice types, etc...](https://docs.didomi.io/moIvfcA7NSpjmwGZ7dzv/analytics/preference-management-platform-pmp-analytics/pmp-metrics)
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### Authentication metrics

Authentication metrics enable your organization to analyze how end-users are navigating through the authentication funnel for your PMP widgets (i.e. end-user movement from when they first authenticate to when they provide their preference selections).

<table><thead><tr><th width="242">Metric/Indicator</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Auth Asked</td><td>Total count of how many times the authentication request is displayed (times <a href="../..#measured-events"><code>authentication.asked</code></a> was triggered)</td></tr><tr><td>Auth Sent</td><td>Total count of how many times the authentication request confirmation is displayed (times <a href="../..#measured-events"><code>authentication.sent</code></a> was triggered)</td></tr><tr><td>Consent Asked</td><td>Total count of how many times end-users have accessed the preferences widget (times <a href="../..#measured-events"><code>consent.asked</code></a> was triggered)</td></tr><tr><td>Choice</td><td>Total count of how many times end-users have submitted their preference selections (times <a href="../..#measured-events"><code>consent.given</code></a> was triggered)</td></tr></tbody></table>

### User & choice metrics

User and choice metrics enable your organization to analyze the overall number of end-users who are making preference submissions (choices) via your preferences widget.

<table><thead><tr><th width="266">Metric/Indicator</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Users</td><td>End-users who made a preference selection</td></tr><tr><td>Total Choices</td><td>Total number of new and updated choices made by end-users</td></tr><tr><td>New Choices</td><td>Total number of preference submissions made by end-users where a preference record was not found for the specific preferences widget<br><br><mark style="background-color:$warning;"><strong>Note</strong>: Please review our resource on the difference between</mark> <a href="new-choice-vs-updated-choice"><mark style="background-color:$warning;">new choices and updated choices</mark></a> <mark style="background-color:$warning;">on how these metrics are calculated.</mark></td></tr><tr><td>Updated Choices</td><td>Total number of preferences submissions made by end-users where a preference record was found for the specific preferences widget.<br><br><mark style="background-color:$warning;"><strong>Note</strong>: Please review our resource on the difference between</mark> <a href="new-choice-vs-updated-choice"><mark style="background-color:$warning;">new choices and updated choices</mark></a> <mark style="background-color:$warning;">on how these metrics are calculated.</mark></td></tr><tr><td>AVG Choice by User</td><td>Average number of preference submission (whether new or updated) made by end-users</td></tr></tbody></table>

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### Purpose metrics

Purpose metrics enable your organization to analyze how end-users are setting and changing their choices for purposes configured in your preferences widget.

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**Note**: In order to facilitate your organization's understanding of how individual metrics are calculated we encourage you to review our [resources on statuses, choice types, etc...](https://docs.didomi.io/moIvfcA7NSpjmwGZ7dzv/analytics/preference-management-platform-pmp-analytics/pmp-metrics)
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<table><thead><tr><th width="253">Metric/Indicator</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Selected (purpose)</td><td>Total number of purposes that is selected by end-users when they give their preferences selection</td></tr><tr><td>Not-Selected (purpose)</td><td>Total number of purposes that is not selected by an end-user. The end-users have not made a choice and have never made a choice on the purpose (i.e. purpose status is <code>null</code>)</td></tr><tr><td>Maintained-Selected (purpose)</td><td>Total number of purposes where the previous purpose was selected and the current purpose is selected.</td></tr><tr><td>Propagation (purpose)</td><td>Total number of purposes where the previous purpose status was not selected but a child preference value was selected and the current purpose status is still not selected but a child preference value still is.</td></tr><tr><td>Denied (purpose)</td><td>Total number of purposes where the previous purpose status was not selected or selected and the current purpose status is <code>false</code>.</td></tr><tr><td>Maintained-Denied (purpose)</td><td>Total number of purposes where the previous status of the purpose was <code>false</code> and the current purpose status is <code>false</code>.</td></tr><tr><td>Purpose Select Rate</td><td><p>Ratio of purposes selected over the total number of times the preferences widget has been answered.<br></p><p><strong>Purpose selection rate</strong> = selected purposes/preference choices</p></td></tr><tr><td>Purpose Denied Rate</td><td><p>The ratio of purposes rejected over the total number of times the preferences widget has been answered.<br></p><p><strong>Purpose denied rate</strong> = purposes denied/preference choices</p></td></tr><tr><td>Activation Rate</td><td>The ratio of opt-in purposes over the total number of preferences widget has been answered.<br><br><strong>Purpose activated rate</strong> = (Selected + Maintained_Selected + Propagation)/total choices made by users</td></tr></tbody></table>

Refer to the example below for more information on purposes:

![](https://1825037175-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNDxbAdc00ce6bH5u1urh%2Fuploads%2Fi9HzqC6ShQHJVsGtCYlv%2FCapture%20d%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran%202023-10-02%20a%CC%80%2014.43.23.webp?alt=media\&token=114cc7cc-2096-49d9-ba32-a03762348c4b)

**Purposes selection status**

1. In the **first** pref. choice:
   1. Purpose A is not selected but a preference is selected the purpose status is ***propagation***
   2. Purpose B purpose is ***selected***
   3. Purpose C is also ***selected*** even if no preference is selected below
   4. Purpose D is ***denied***
2. In the **second** pref. choice:
   1. Purpose A, despite not being selected, benefits from “propagation from the bottom” as child preferences have been selected.
   2. Purpose B is ***denied*** because its status has been changed to false
   3. Purpose C is ***maintained-selected*** because the purpose is still selected.
   4. Purpose D is ***maintained-denied,*** even if a preference value has been selected. The change in the child preference value doesn’t impact the preference status when selected or declined.

### Preference metrics

Preference metrics enable your organization to analyze how end-users are setting and changing their choices for preferences configured in your preferences widget.

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<table><thead><tr><th width="256">Metric/Indicator</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Selected</td><td>Total number of preference values where the previous preference value is not selected and the current preference value is selected.<br><br><mark style="background-color:$warning;"><strong>Note</strong>: As long as a preference is selected (has a value of <code>selected</code>) the preference will be counted as selected regardless of the parent value of its purpose.</mark></td></tr><tr><td>Not Selected</td><td>Total number of preference values where the previous preference value is not selected and the current preference value is still not selected.</td></tr><tr><td>Denied</td><td>Total number of preference values where the previous preference value is selected and the current preference value is not selected.</td></tr><tr><td>Maintained</td><td>Total number of preference values where the previous preference value is selected and the current preference value still is selected.</td></tr><tr><td>Preference activated rate</td><td><p>The ratio of opt-in preferences over the total number of preferences has been answered.<br></p><p><strong>Preference activated rate</strong> = (maintained + selected) / preference choices</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

Refer to the example below for more information on preferences:

![](https://1825037175-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNDxbAdc00ce6bH5u1urh%2Fuploads%2FKmjkAe8oqIlNjGQY9fgE%2FCapture%20d%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran%202023-10-02%20a%CC%80%2014.45.30.webp?alt=media\&token=6d1333b1-6b7b-450f-b724-089eeaebb952)

In the schema above we have 3 preference choices:

* coming from 1 **unique user.**
* for 2 distinct widgets: widget 1 and widget 2.
* widget 1 has 2 deployments/versions: widget 1.1 and widget 1.2. In widget 1.2 Rugby preference value has been removed.
* All values below are **preference values**

**Preference values selection status**

1. In the **first** pref. choice:
   * Basked, football, and rugby are ***selected***
   * MMA and Tennis are ***not selected***
2. In the **second** pref. choice:
   * Basket and Rugby are ***maintained***
   * Football is ***denied***
   * MMA is ***not selected***
3. In the **third** pref. choice:
   * daily is ***not selected***
   * weekly and monthly are ***selected***