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Getting Specific: How can we tell if mobile usage is growing over time?

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The previous table shows the total number of sessions for each device, but Jenny is also interested in looking at trends over time for mobile users. 

1. To create a graph that shows the sessions for mobile users over a 30-day period, Jenny checks the box next to the mobile row on the table and then clicks the Plot Rows button on the upper left side.



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2. Jenny can now see a plotted line showing mobile sessions (orange) compared with the line that shows sessions for all devices (blue). The trend for sessions from mobile users was far more flat than the trend for all devices. 

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The Norman Lear Center's Media Impact Project researches how entertainment and news influence our thoughts, attitudes, beliefs, knowledge and actions. We work with researchers, the film and TV industry, nonprofits, and news organizations, and share our research with the public. We are part of the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.