Understanding Mixpanel's Logic for Comparing Days to Previous Month

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To answer your question about how Mixpanel compares days to the previous month, let's look at the relevant information from the knowledge sources: Mixpanel uses a specific logic for time period comparisons, which is explained in the documentation. According to the Insights documentation: "Note that if a data point for a previous year falls on a weekend, the data point is automatically moved to the next Monday to give a clearer picture of the data change from one year to the next."While this specific example talks about year-over-year comparisons, it gives us insight into how Mixpanel handles time period comparisons in general. The system tries to align comparable days to provide a more accurate comparison.For comparing days to the previous month, Mixpanel likely uses a similar approach to ensure that weekdays are compared to weekdays and weekends to weekends. However, the exact logic for month-to-month comparisons is not explicitly stated in the provided knowledge sources.To get a more precise answer about the exact logic used for comparing days to the previous month, you might need to consult Mixpanel's customer support or look for more detailed documentation that isn't included in the knowledge sources provided here.

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