The Multidimensional Role of Clicks in Evaluation and Ranking

A click on a search result used to be a simple sign that someone found what they were looking for and was satisfied. Today, it’s far more complicated – Google employs advanced tracking systems, behavioral modeling, and internal evaluation metrics whose ultimate goal – however imperfect – is to measure user satisfaction. Clicks, too, have ceased to be a mere statistic and have become one of the more significant factors in SERP analytics.