Charlie's Google Analytics Bounce Rate Test:

• This page was put up on Tuesday, Feb 26 at 7:30 PM. Google Analytics' Legacy (urchin.js) tracking code was installed at the same time.

Test 1:

• There are NO links (internal or external) on this page. In theory, it should have a 100% bounce rate.
• I will visit the page multiple times over multiple days from multiple computers.
• Some visits will be less than ten seconds, some will be for minutes.
• I will always leave the site by hitting the back button or closing the browser.
• I will not:
  • Navigate to a new site by changing the URL in the address bar
  • Refresh the page at all.
• In theory, the bounce rate from this test will be 100%

Results from Test 1:

As expected, a 100% bounce rate.

Test 2: Tuesday, March 4th at 5:30 PM

• I have included EXTERNAL links, including a paypal "buy now" button
• External link 1: www.cnn.com
• Paypal button

• Because there are still NO INTERNAL LINKS, I expect this will be a 100% bounce rate as well.
• I will still NOT refresh the page.