Short answer
Completion rate needs a viewing threshold and compatible view denominator. Do not divide completions by impressions for that rate. Watching most of a video establishes neither comprehension nor task execution; repeat views are not necessarily different people.
Key verification: The rate reproduces from views and completions for the same version and period.
Sources and limitationsA company claims nearly all agents learned a procedure because its video has many views. The report describes playback only. This guide separates exposure, starts and completion through fictional data, using drop-offs to ask questions rather than automatically diagnosing disinterest.
Documented Synthesia definitions
Synthesia describes completion as views watching at least 95%. Its playback analytics concern its player rather than an MP4 uploaded elsewhere. Check version and period filters before comparison.
Worked example
| Fictional measure | Count | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Impressions | 100 | Video exposures |
| Views | 40 | Viewing base |
| Views meeting threshold | 30 | Completion numerator |
| Completion per view | 75% | 30 / 40 |
Thirty out of one hundred impressions gives another percentage: 30%. Do not present it as the same rate. We also do not know how many people passed a task. Keep units and populations explicit; excluding short views after seeing outcomes can inflate the percentage.
Investigate the drop-off point
Locate the segment and inspect scene change, instruction and audience context. A decline may coincide with familiar content, time limits or playback trouble; the chart does not distinguish causes. State a hypothesis and review an authorised sample before shortening or remaking the whole video.
Retain scope and next test
CallsIQ has not performed this Synthesia analysis. A definition worksheet may suffice for a few videos. Learning decisions need task evidence; playback decisions need retained version and channel rather than sums of incompatible data.
Sources and limitations
Documentary review: . Content type: Documentation-based guide with original exercise.
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