Profiles Metrics
This page provides a complete list of metrics available in the US Profiles API and their definitions. Metrics help you understand the characteristics and distribution of profiles returned by your filters.
Related: To learn how to apply filters when querying profiles, see the Filtering section of the US Profiles API.
For performance reasons, some metrics may be approximations.
Metrics
| Metric | Definition |
|---|---|
profiles | Number of profiles that match your filters. |
unique_schools | Number of unique schools represented in your filtered set of profiles. |
unique_companies | Number of unique companies represented in your filtered set of profiles. |
significance | Relative concentration of each ranked/faceted item based on your filters compared to all available profiles. Positive scores mean the items occur more frequently in your filtered profiles. |