1. Set the geographic boundary before reading the numbers
A dashboard can become misleading when “Hampton” means a township in one chart, Bay County in another and a statewide target in a third. The dashboard page says keyword coverage can include service-and-city targets and that city data can inform decisions. That makes geographic definitions an implementation question, not a conclusion to assume.
Recommended approach
Before accepting a location total, agree on the exact labels that matter: Hampton, Bay County, other named places and Michigan-wide coverage. Ask how a call, form or matter is assigned to a geography, whether the assignment is based on the search, page, caller information or another field, and how ambiguous records are handled.
