# Document attribution limits in the report

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Language: English. Site content date: 2026-09-12

> Attribution assigns credit under a rule. A report should make that rule visible before interpreting business impact.

Field guide / measurement

Attribution assigns credit under a rule. A report should make that rule visible before interpreting business impact.

## A practical sequence

- Name the reporting system, conversion event and attribution window. Explain whether the date reflects interaction or conversion.

- List observable gaps: missing consent, offline activity, cross-device paths and unrecorded sources. Do not fill them with invented precision.

- Separate attributed outcomes from incremental outcomes. A controlled comparison asks a different question from a channel attribution report.

- Keep a limitations note beside each affected metric and record methodology changes with dates.

### Take this into the brief

```text
Metric / System / Credit rule / Window / Known gaps / Change date / Permitted interpretation
```

## The decision to take away

An explicit limit makes a report more useful: readers can decide which conclusions the data can support.

## Sources and review date

Sources read on: 2026-09-11. A source review is not an audit of the agency’s systems.

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