Hi there, I'm struggling to understand the differe...
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Hi there, I'm struggling to understand the difference between using an Activation Metric vs selecting a Segment. Does activation metric have some time component to it? Like the user must have done the activation metric and then been exposed? Whereas a segment would be whether the user has ever done said thing?
f
I think the main difference is in intent - segments are generally user attributes, where as activation metrics are events, and correspond usually to a metric.
I’d have to check the code, but it seems likely that they will have the same effect on the results
f
ah ok got it. Thank you!