Question: To understand how many users are coming from various devices, like desktops or mobile phones, you run a report that shows this data, per device, over the past 30 days. In this report, what is device type?
- A metric
- An event
- A user
- A dimension
Explanation
Device category is a dimension because it describes the type of device associated with user activity. In Google Analytics, dimensions are attributes used to group or break down data in reports. Values such as desktop, mobile, and tablet categorize the traffic being measured. The count of users in each device category is the metric, while the device type is the descriptive attribute.
Why the other options are incorrect
Event is a user interaction collected by Google Analytics, not a descriptive traffic attribute.
User represents a person or device-instance interacting with a site or app, not the device classification.
Metric is a numerical measurement, not the category used to organize the report.
Source for verification
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/9143382
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