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Can you explain how Google Analytics attribution models work in simple terms so I can explain them to my non-technical clients?

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Can you explain how Google Analytics attribution models work in simple terms so I can explain them to my non-technical clients?
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Google Analytics 4 attribution models available data-driven paid and organic last click first click linear time decay position based removed July 2023 official Google Analytics helpGoogle ↗
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Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

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Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

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Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

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Google Analytics 4 attribution models available data-driven paid and organic last click first click linear time decay position based removed July 2023 official Google Analytics help Google ↗
GA4 attribution settings reporting attribution model data-driven last click official Google Analytics help 2026 Google ↗

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