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To calculate your average session duration in Mixpanel, use the “Session Duration (seconds)” property, which is automatically associated with Session Start and Session End events. Here’s how you can do it: 1. In an Insights report, select the “Session Duration (seconds)” property. 2. Use the aggregation function “Average” to compute the average session duration across all sessions. 3. If you want the result in minutes, apply a formula to divide the value by 60.For average session duration per user, use the “Aggregate Properties per User” feature with the “Sum” function to total all session durations for each user, then aggregate as needed (e.g., average across users). You can also use formulas to convert seconds to minutes if desired.More details and example reports can be found in the Mixpanel documentation: FAQ: How can I find the average session duration using Mixpanel?

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To calculate session duration specifically for sessions that contain certain events, you can use Mixpanel’s filtering and breakdown features in your reports: 1. Filter by Event: In an Insights report, select the “Session Start” or “Session End” event, and then add a filter to include only sessions where a specific event occurred. For example, you can filter sessions to only those that included a "Purchase" or "Video Watched" event.2. Breakdown by Event: Alternatively, you can break down session events by the “Session End Event Name” or “Session Start Event Name” property to analyze session durations for sessions that started or ended with specific events.3. Use Session Properties: The “Session Duration (Seconds)” property is available on session events. After filtering or breaking down by your event of interest, use the “Average” aggregation on this property to get the average session duration for those sessions.This approach allows you to answer questions like: “What is the average session duration for sessions that included a purchase?” or “How long are sessions where users watched a video?” You can find more about filtering and breaking down session events in reports here: Session Controls in Reports.If you need to filter for sessions that contain a specific event, use the “Total Sessions with event” measurement in Insights, which counts sessions containing your chosen event. You can then analyze session properties for just those sessions Total Sessions.Summary: - Filter or break down session events by your event of interest. - Use the “Session Duration (seconds)” property with the “Average” aggregation. - This will give you the average session duration for sessions containing specific events.

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The difference between Aggregate Property and Aggregate Property per User in Mixpanel is in how the aggregation is performed: - Aggregate Property: This calculates the aggregate (sum, average, median, etc.) of a property across all instances of an event, regardless of which user performed the event. For example, "What’s the total number of minutes of videos watched?" sums up the property across all events in the selected time range, not distinguishing between users.- Aggregate Property per User: This first calculates the aggregate of a property for each user (e.g., sum of minutes watched per user), and then you can further aggregate these per-user values (e.g., average, median, distribution across users). For example, "What’s the average cumulative watch time per user?" first sums the watch time for each user, then averages those sums across all users.In summary: - Aggregate Property = aggregation across all events. - Aggregate Property per User = aggregation per user, then aggregate those user-level values.You can see detailed examples and aggregation options in the documentation: Aggregate Property Aggregate Property per User

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You should use Aggregate Property when you want to calculate a metric across all events, regardless of which user performed them. For example, if you want to know the total or average value of a property (like total minutes watched) across your entire dataset, use Aggregate Property.Use Aggregate Property per User when you want to first calculate a metric for each user individually, and then analyze those user-level results. For example, if you want to know the average total minutes watched per user, or the distribution of total spend per user, use Aggregate Property per User. This is useful for understanding user-level behavior and differences between users.Summary: - Use Aggregate Property for overall totals or averages across all events. - Use Aggregate Property per User to analyze metrics at the user level, such as per-user totals, averages, or distributions.For more details and examples, see the Mixpanel documentation on Aggregate Property and Aggregate Property per User.

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To answer "What's the average session duration for my users" in Mixpanel, you should use Aggregate Property per User with the "Session Duration (seconds)" property. This approach calculates the total session duration for each user and then averages those values across all users, giving you the average session duration per user.**How to do it:**1. In an Insights report, select the “Session Start” or “Session End” event. 2. Choose the measurement Aggregate Property per User. 3. Select the property Session Duration (seconds). 4. Use the Average aggregation to get the average session duration per user. 5. (Optional) If you want the result in minutes, use a formula to divide by 60.This method ensures you are calculating the average session duration at the user level, not just across all sessions. For more details, see the Mixpanel documentation: FAQ: How can I find the average session duration per user using Mixpanel?

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