Getting Started

Structuring & Trusting Your Data

Build a solid foundation for reliable analytics by structuring your data effectively with Amplitude. Learn how to create custom events, understand properties, model data, and maintain quality to ensure accurate, actionable insights.

Step One

Create & Manage Custom Events

Design and implement events that capture key user actions in your product. Learn how to define, structure, and manage custom events to answer business-critical questions and power your analysis.

Custom Events Overview
Custom Events Overview

Understand how creating a custom event can support your analysis.

In-Line Custom Events
In-Line Custom Events

Combine multiple existing events into a custom event from within your event segmentation or funnel charts.

Custom Events Part 2
Custom Events Part 2

How to use Any Event to create a custom event.

Group Events Together
Group Events Together

How to group two or more events together as a single step in the Events module.

Step Two

Understand Event & User Properties

Properties add context to events and users—helping you understand the who, what, where, and why behind every action. Learn how to set up, manage, and use properties effectively to unlock rich insights.

Simplifying Data Analysis
Simplifying Data Analysis

Understand what custom events are, why they matter, and how to use them to measure key user behaviors.

User Property Definitions
User Property Definitions

Understand how Amplitude defines user properties.

User and Event Properties Overview
User and Event Properties Overview

Learn the differences between user properties and event properties, and use each type appropriately and effectively in your analyses.

Step Three

Establish a Clean & Reliable Data Structure

A solid data foundation is essential for trustworthy analytics. Discover best practices for organizing events and properties, maintaining naming conventions, and ensuring data consistency across teams.

Tracking Unique Users with Amplitude
Tracking Unique Users with Amplitude

You’ll learn how device IDs, user IDs, and Amplitude IDs work together to prevent double counting across devices, sessions, and authentication states.

Using Tags and Categories for Events
Using Tags and Categories for Events

How to use tags and categories to organize your data.

Essentials of Data Management
Essentials of Data Management

Learn new tools and strategies for governing and maintaining your Amplitude data for continued business value.

Object Management & Official Dataset
Object Management & Official Dataset

Create official content in the form of custom event metrics.

Step Four

Use Advanced Data Modeling Techniques

Take your analytics to the next level by applying advanced modeling concepts—like event segmentation, data joins, and calculated properties. Learn how to build flexible, powerful models that support complex business questions.

Custom Formulas: Syntax and Definitions
Custom Formulas: Syntax and Definitions

Understand and use custom formulas in Amplitude to create exactly the analysis you need

Create Advanced Visualizations with Custom Formulas
Create Advanced Visualizations with Custom Formulas

Learn to use custom formulas in Amplitude to compare segments, create advanced metrics, and visualize trends.

Behavior Offset
Behavior Offset

Learn how to use behavior offsets in Amplitude to segment users across two distinct time periods, compare cohorts, and uncover actionable insights for growth strategies.

Step Five

Monitoring & Maintaining Data Quality

Data integrity is not a one-time task. Learn how to monitor data health, detect anomalies, and maintain accuracy over time. Build systems to catch issues early and ensure your analytics stay reliable as your product evolves.

How Data Quality Impacts Analysis
How Data Quality Impacts Analysis

Poor data quality hinders the ability to deliver insights and drive business success. Here's how to overcome it.

Proactive Data Governance
Proactive Data Governance

Use the enhanced data management capabilities to ensure that your Amplitude data is error-free, trustworthy, and consistent.

Data Governance and Maintance Best Practices
Data Governance and Maintance Best Practices

Learn new tools and strategies for governing and maintaining your Amplitude data for continued business value.

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Learn how to share insights effectively and drive alignment.