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Percentage of views on a certain web page that made a desired click

Click-through rate (CTR) is the ratio of clicks on a specific link to the number of times a page, email, or advertisement is shown. It is commonly used to measure the success of an online advertising campaign for a particular website, as well as the effectiveness of email campaigns. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: Click-through rateA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Learning to Retrieve User Behaviors for Click-through Rate EstimationInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: American FilmThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Deep Interest Evolution Network for Click-Through Rate PredictionCited 931 times
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Noun A ratio of the number of clicks on a unit of online advertising to the number of times it is shown.

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