kapa.ai I have an event called all events that umbrellas any event on my mixedpanel events. i want to get this metric exactly: “All Events [Total Events Frequency Per User] but not sure how to get that breakdown. Every time I try to do the frequency per user break down I’m forced to do an aggregation but I don’t think the target metric is calculating average per user but rather the direct frequency per user. can you help me figure out how to get the metric: “All Events [Total Events Frequency Per User]
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To get the metric “All Events [Total Events Frequency Per User]” in Mixpanel, you’re looking to see, for each user, the total number of events they performed (across all event types), and ideally view the distribution of these frequencies (not just the average).Here’s how Mixpanel handles this: 1. Frequency per User: When you select “Frequency per User” as a measurement in Insights, Mixpanel first calculates the total number of times each user performed the selected event(s) in the chosen time range. However, this raw per-user data isn’t shown directly; you must choose an aggregation (average, distribution, median, percentiles, min, max) to summarize the per-user frequencies. The default is “Average,” but you can change this to “Distribution” to see the spread of user frequencies rather than just the mean.2. Distribution Aggregation: If you want to see how many users performed “All Events” 1 time, 2 times, 3 times, etc., you should select the “Distribution” aggregation after choosing “Frequency per User.” This will show you the count of users at each frequency level, which is the closest to a “direct frequency per user” view available in the UI. You cannot view the raw list of frequencies per user in the standard Insights report, but the distribution gives you a histogram of user activity levels.3. Limitation: Mixpanel does not provide a direct export or table of each user and their exact event count in the standard Insights UI. The platform always requires an aggregation step for per-user calculations, but “Distribution” is designed for your use case.Steps: - In Insights, select your “All Events” event. - For Measurement, choose “Frequency per User.” - For Aggregation, select “Distribution.”This will give you a chart showing, for example, how many users did 1 event, 2 events, 3 events, etc., within your selected time range. This is the standard way to analyze “frequency per user” in Mixpanel, and is the closest available to your requested metric in the UI. If you need the raw per-user data, you would need to use a data export or JQL for more granular analysis, but this is not available directly in the Insights report UI.References: - Insights: Measurements – Frequency per User - Aggregate Property per User – Aggregation Options - Additional Aggregation Option Examples
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kapa.ai But that gives me a different title output th “All Events [Total Events Frequency Per User]. How do I get this title exactly
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Mixpanel automatically generates metric titles in Insights based on the event and measurement you select, such as “All Events [Frequency per User]” or “All Events [Average Frequency per User]”. However, the platform does not provide a built-in way to manually set or customize the metric title to exactly “All Events [Total Events Frequency Per User]” in the Insights UI.You can, however, rename the metric within the report for clarity. To do this: 1. Click on the three dots (overflow menu) next to the metric in your Insights report. 2. Select Rename. 3. Enter your desired title, such as “All Events [Total Events Frequency Per User]”.This change will only affect the current report and will not change the event’s name elsewhere. This is the recommended way to customize how the metric title appears in your report, according to Mixpanel documentation: > Click on the “three dots” icon beside an event and click Rename to rename it. This will only affect the current report, and will not change the event’s name in other reports. Insights: Basic FeaturesIf you need the title to appear exactly as specified, this manual rename is the supported approach in Mixpanel.
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