A trend is a presentation of event occurrences over time on a chart. It allows you to check the results of events you track and predict their direction. With this knowledge, you can undertake the appropriate business activities.

##  Business benefits
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- Combining different data and finding correlations between them.
- Tracking changes in selected events over time.
- Building your own analytical models.
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  You can view the change history for this analysis from its configuration - see [Audit Log](/docs/settings/workspace/audit-log).

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## Requirements
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A tracking code implemented into the website. 

## Trend example
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 <img src="/api/docs/image/f8f2cd0367a41d3e7612c2fc2e6f0ff32442c96a/docs/analytics/_gfx/trend-preview.png" alt="preview of trend" class="full">

## Contents