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PYSPARK โ€ข LESSON 235

Forward-Looking Analysis with lead()

How can we inspect a user's next action to determine navigation conversion pathways?

Advancedโฑ 3 Minutesโญ 840 XP
๐Ÿค” THE QUESTION

How can we inspect a user's next action to determine navigation conversion pathways?

๐Ÿ’ก WHAT IS IT?

lead('page_name', 1) fetches the subsequent row's page attribute without an expensive self-join.

๐ŸŽฏ WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

Website funnel drop-off analysis, customer churn path prediction, and clickstream pathway graphs.

๐Ÿ’ป EXAMPLE
w = Window.partitionBy("user_id").orderBy("timestamp")
df_funnel = df.withColumn("next_page", lead("page_name", 1).over(w))

๐ŸŽฏ Mission Objectives

Practice typing production-grade PySpark code for Forward-Looking Analysis with lead().

  • โœ“ lead() window function
  • โœ“ Forward-looking sequence inspection
  • โœ“ Funnel conversion analytics