Sequence analysis (aggr vs Group By?)

[Anonymous]

Hello Everyone,

I would like to analyze data but I'm not really sure how to start this analysis.

I'd like to count the number of "Start" in column "Type" only if the session x contains at least 1 type "Start", 1 type "Action" and 1 type "End".

Session_ID	Type
1	Start
1	End
2	Start
2	Action
2	Action
2	End
3	Start
3	Action
3	End

Typically, in the example hereabove, i would get 2 as session 1 is not considered as valid.

Here is where I can't get my mind to it. I think the usage of group by doing the import is not good as I would also need the sessions not to be grouped (so I would have to make several imports). Now, if I'd like to use aggr, I would need to merge all "Types" rows for a session and check for the string "Start, Action* End" (but I don't really know how to do.

What do you guys think would be the best option? Also, how can I merge the "type" rows to do what I want?

Thank you for your help.

Jonathan

[swuehl]

Maybe something like

=Sum( Aggr( If(Concat(DISTINCT Type,'|') ='Action|End|Start',1,0), Session_ID))

Though this is not checking if the Types are appearing exactely once (you can remove the DISTINCT to do this).

[Anonymous]

Well, there is a long but simpler way on script side: first calculate distinct type count per session id (must be something like LOAD Session_ID, COUNT(DISTINCT Type) AS Type_Count FROM [Your Table] GROUP BY Session_ID), then you can select which one has 3 count (in this case, it is where Type_Count column equals to 3).

[sunny_talwar · Accepted solution]

You can also try this

=Count(DISTINCT {<Session_ID = P({<Type = {'End'}>})*P({<Type = {'Start'}>})*P({<Type = {'Action'}>})>} Session_ID)

[Anonymous]

Hello,

Thank you for your answer.

The thing is, I don't always have 3 counts and 3 counts are not necessarily good (Start, Error, End for instance).

Is it possible to add the distinction of type (text) in the load?

Thanks,

Jonathan

[Anonymous]

Hello Stefan,

Is this valid if I have 1 action or more like using joker characters?

Thanks,

Jonathan

[Anonymous]

Hello Sunny,

Thank you it works pretty well!

However, I'd like to understand a bit more how this works.

Does it count sessions containing a Start, Action and End type?

What does the P({}) mean?

Thank you for your answer,

Jonathan

[sunny_talwar]

Yes, the * sign between the three p() means the intersection. The set analysis is saying that include only those session_ids where all three types exists. Look here for p() and e(): P() &amp; E() and where do you use them?‌

For more advanced set analysis, check here

Set Analysis: syntaxes, examples