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What's going on everybody?
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Welcome back to another video.
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Today we're going to be taking a look at KPIs and metrics.
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Now if you've worked in the data world, you've probably heard these terms before because they are very popular to throw around and use, but you may not know exactly what they mean.
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So in this lesson, we're going to be diving into KPIs and metrics.
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So with that being said, let's jump over to my screen.
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So let's dive into KPIs and metrics.
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And let's start off with metrics.
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So what exactly is a metric?
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A metric is something that, by the way, people throw out all the time, and they typically get metrics and KPIs confused.
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And so we will be really good going through this.
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I'm going to talk about metrics first, and then how metrics relate to KPIs.
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So a metric is any measurement that provides information using data.
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So if you're taking data and you're tracking that data and you're measuring that data, That is a metric.
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It can be anything.
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For example, let's say we have a website and we sell things on this website, like an e -commerce platform.
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A metric that we might have is website visits.
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How many visits per month do we actually have?
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And let's say this month we had 15 ,000 monthly visitors.
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We also could look at sales numbers.
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So we sold 500 units of whatever products we're selling.
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So these are core metrics.
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Now, if you look over on this right hand side, we have this dashboard.
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This is something that a lot of companies will have.
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It'll be something to track their metrics or at least visualize their metrics.
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It could be on revenue or margins or all these different things.
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This is something that when you're working with data, people want to know.
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They want to be able to measure and track specific data.
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Now, let's see how this compares to a KPI.
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KPI stands for Key Performance Indicator.
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And this is a specific metric that directly measures progress towards a goal.
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So every single KPI is going to be a metric, but not every metric is going to be a KPI.
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For example, let's look over on this image on the right hand side.
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We start with all of our data and then we take that data and we say, what metrics do we want to look at within this data?
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And then we determine what metrics do we actually want to track?
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Which metrics align with our goals?
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So for example, in our website that we have, we have 15 ,000 monthly visitors, but let's say our target KPI is going to be those monthly visitors, but our goal is 20 ,000.
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And so we have a metric that we're tracking.
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And now we're saying we want this to be a goal that we achieve.
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And it's also measurable.
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For our sales numbers, we have 500 units sold.
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One of our sales KPI could be, okay, this month we're selling 500, but next month we want to increase our sales by 2 % each month going forward.
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So that could also be a KPI.
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You may be asking, how do you choose a good KPI?
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And this is a very good question because I've worked with a lot of different data teams, and they just sometimes randomly choose KPIs.
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So like this seems like a good one to achieve or get better at.
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That may be true, but it may not actually progress you towards the goal that you're wanting.
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And so when you're trying to choose a good KPI, let's say you're tracking these metrics, you're saying, I want to progress towards a goal.
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How do we choose what KPIs we want?
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The first thing you have to ask is, what is your goal?
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Maybe for our website, it was we want to increase sales.
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That's our number one thing.
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Then we have to identify which metric actually best tracks our progress towards that goal.
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On a website, there are a ton of different data points that you can do.
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For example, you can see how long a user is actually on your website.
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every day.
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Maybe they get on three or four or five times a day.
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Those are metrics, but that may not be what your goal actually is to sell your products.
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And then lastly, you have to say, is this metric actionable?
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Maybe you can't make people sign onto your website three, four, or five times a day if that's what you're wanting to do.
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That may not be an actionable metric to actually track, but something like the daily users is
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because maybe you could send out a daily email
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or you can do some type of marketing to get more people on your platform.
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These are things that you have control over and Let's just break down key performance indicators versus business metrics.
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A KPI is going to provide a direct line of action to a business goal, whereas business metrics don't necessarily contribute directly towards a goal.
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KPIs are measured actively as a benchmark to a goal, whereas business metrics can be measured, but they aren't typically checked and monitored.
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For example, at a previous company I was working with, we had lots of metrics that we kept kind of tabs on,
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but we only put the key performance indicators of the most important ones into dashboards
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or maybe into reports that we would then provide to our users.
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a set of standards that are vital to the business, whereas metrics may or may not be vital to the business.
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Again, it could be anything versus KPIs or like the core things that you want to track and get better at.
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And then lastly, this is something I mentioned before, all KPIs are business metrics, but not all business metrics are KPIs.
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You specify exactly what metrics you want to be KPIs to help move your business or grow your business, however you want to do that.
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So in a nutshell, a metric helps us understand what's happening in our data
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and KPIs show us whether we're reaching our goals using our data.
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I hope that this was helpful.
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This was not something that I knew when I first started working in data.
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It's something I kind of figured out along the way.
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But if you are just getting into data or maybe you already are and you don't know what this is, yeah, you know.
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And now you can go into business meetings and you can go into conversations, being a little bit more knowledgeable.
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With that being said, thank you guys so much for watching.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “What are KPIs and Metrics?”. Las palabras que más se repiten: metric, Kpi, goal, website, track. Este vídeo tiene 83 frases y 1137 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:45. El hablante habla rápido, unas 198 palabras por minuto, así que espera sonidos enlazados y reducidos. El 85 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| metric adjetivo | /ˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ | métrico |
| visitor sustantivo | /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/ | visita |
| actionable adjetivo | /ˈæk.ʃə.nə.bəl/ | accionable |
| dashboard sustantivo | /ˈdæʃˌboɹd/ | tablero de instrumentos, salpicadero |
| lastly adverbio | /ˈlæstli/ | postreramente, postrimeramente |
| indicator sustantivo | /ˈɪn.dɪˌkeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ | señalizador |
| dive verbo | /daɪv/ | bucear, somorgujar |
| versus | /ˈvɝsəs/ | contra, en vez de |
| measurable adjetivo | /ˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/ | medible, mensurable |
| nutshell sustantivo | /ˈnʌt.ʃɛl/ | cáscara de nuez |
| visualize verbo | /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/ | visualizar |
| knowledgeable adjetivo | /ˈnɑ.lɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl/ | instruido, entendido |
| benchmark sustantivo | /ˈbɛn(t)ʃmɑːk/ | cota de referencia, estándar de comparación |
| align verbo | /əˈlaɪn/ | alinearse, alinear |
| specify verbo | /ˈspɛs.əˌfaɪ/ | especificar, circunstanciar |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| break down verbo | descomponerse, averiarse | |
| figure out verbo | averiguar, captar | |
| go through verbo | atravesar | |
| send out verbo | emitir | |
| throw out verbo | /ˈθɹəʊ ˌaʊt/ | botar, tirar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- How many visits per month do we actually have?
- Which metrics align with our goals?
- The first thing you have to ask is, what is your goal?
- That's our number one thing.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | being said · are measured |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | you've worked · I've worked |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 25 contracciones y formas reducidas, como you're, we're, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: actionable /ˈæk.ʃə.nə.bəl/, dashboard /ˈdæʃˌboɹd/, measurable /ˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/, nutshell /ˈnʌt.ʃɛl/, visualize /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: actionable /ˈæk.ʃə.nə.bəl/, indicator /ˈɪn.dɪˌkeɪ.tə(ɹ)/, measurable /ˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/, knowledgeable /ˈnɑ.lɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: visitor /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/, dive /daɪv/, versus /ˈvɝsəs/, visualize /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/, actively /ˈæktɪvli/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: visitor /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/, visualize /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: knowledgeable /ˈnɑ.lɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl/, margin /ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒɪn/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como metric, visitor, actionable.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.