You've shipped a new product feature and want to understand its full impact. The team cares about both immediate usage signals and whether the feature creates behavior that lasts beyond the first burst of activity.
How would you analyze whether a new feature is improving long-term retention or just creating short-term engagement?
Early usage can spike because of novelty, prompts, or rollout visibilityRetention is a lagging outcome and needs longer observation windowsFeature usage may correlate with healthier accounts without causing retentionA good answer should separate leading indicators from durable outcomes