566946 - Tab Switch Study: track open tab events

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Mozilla Labs Graveyard :: Test Pilot Studies, defect)

Description

[Christopher Jung]

Open events tracking is broken in the newest version of this study, although it was known it work in previous versions.

For out analysis, we are backing these open events out and defining an open event by a switch event to a new unique tab id OR a load event to a new unique tab id.

Comment 1

[Christopher Jung]

(In reply to comment #0)
> Open events tracking is broken in the newest version of this study, although it
> was known it work in previous versions.
> 
> For out analysis, we are backing these open events out and defining an open
> event by a switch event to a new unique tab id OR a load event to a new unique
> tab id.

Actually, while "Open Link in New Tab" events are tracked consistently as a load event to a new unique id, opening up a new blank tab seems be recorded as a switch event to a new unique id, followed by a load event on that same new id. So there are two row entries for opening up a blank tab, although I don't think ALL open new tab events are tracked this way. I sometimes get a random mix of switch and load events when I open blank tabs, but I'm not sure yet under what conditions this happens.