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Link Spam — links created, bought, exchanged, automated, or manipulated primarily to distort link-based ranking signals rather than help users.
The method or report helps identify changes in indexing, traffic quality, links, or conversions. Data needs context: correlation after a change does not prove that the change caused the result.
Link Spam — links created, bought, exchanged, automated, or manipulated primarily to distort link-based ranking signals rather than help users.
It helps identify problems, compare segments, and decide on site changes. Interpretation depends on the period, data source, and selected control group.
Define the hypothesis and baseline, segment the data, and account for seasonality and concurrent changes. For experiments, specify the primary metric and adequate duration in advance.
