For the Weekly Patterns, does the attribute related_same_day_brand of a particular POI refer to the set of all other POIs that the visitors from that specific POI have visited on the same day?

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Reviewing the Places Schema: Welcome | SafeGraph Docs. For the Weekly Patterns, does the attribute related_same_day_brand of a particular POI refer to the set of all other POIs that the visitors from that specific POI have visited on the same day? And then, on the case for on the same week would be the attribute related_same_day_brand? Thank you for clarifying this.

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@Gian_Carlo_Alix_York_University For your first question, the answer is yes with a two caveats: (1) Only “branded” POIs are included in relative_same_day_brand so it’s not all other POIs; (2) The threshold of shared visits (5% above the national average) must be met.

I don’t fully understand your second question, but the related_same_week_brand column is just like the related_same_day_column, except it includes visitors to a POI and brand in the same week (instead of just the same day). Is this helpful?

For a more detailed explanation of those columns, check out this section of the Places Manual.

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Hi Ryan! Thanks, yes, you understood my second question. And it clarifies things up now, thanks again!