What is the different between filter and segment?

[manvijoshi]

Hello friends,

What is the different between filter and segment?

[nancy07]

Segments determine which sessions (visits) are included in the query results, Filters in custom reports (as opposed to profile filters) determine which rows are shown. If you segment on a pagePath, then all visits that include that pagePath will be included in the report. If you filter on a pagePath, then ONLY that page will appear in the report. This is useful when you want to know only about that specific page traffic.

[fayeseom]

Here is a list of 10 differences..

1. Where to create them.
2. Access level required.
3. Level on which they influence data.
4. Historical vs. future effect.
5. Permanent vs. temporary effect.
6. Long term segmentation vs. ad hoc analysis.
7. Immediate effect vs. effect within hours.
8. Number of regex characters that are allowed to use.
9. Sharing with other users.
10. Only text string matches vs. broader matching.

Please read that link for more depth detail: http://online-metrics.com/10-differences-between-view-filters-and-segments/

[OPI]

Segment – For a segment, every visit is checked to see if it satisfies the conditions of the segment.

Filter – For a filter, all the rows for ALL visits are considered, then only the rows that satisfy the conditions of the filter will be returned.
If you are selecting entire visits then you should use segment. If you are looking at specific events like page views etc for all visits then you should use the filter.
In many cases the result of those different functions is same.
You can Google it and get the best result about it there are many articles on this topic.

[Somanirealtors]

Great Info keep it up.

[sinelogixweb]

filters should be used for data preparation purposes, whereas segments are meant as a way to focus on different session or user behaviors to highlight patterns and insights. Unless you are a power user and/or admin, just use segments for reporting and analysis.

[neha0101]

filters should be used for data preparation purposes, whereas segments are meant as a way to focus on different session or user behaviours to highlight patterns and insights. Unless you are a power user and/or admin, just use segments for reporting and analysis.