Good share but a quick addition, move map (mouse tracking) is very unreliable as it doesn't correlate with intention same with checking hovering and similar actions.
You’re right that mouse movement doesn’t directly represent user intent or causality. It’s a proxy signal, not a psychological truth. Where it is useful is in exploratory diagnosis identifying friction zones, attention dilution, and hesitation patterns to inform hypotheses. On its own it shouldn’t drive decisions, but when triangulated with scroll depth, click data, session replays, and A/B results, it’s still statistically reliable for directional insight.
Good share but a quick addition, move map (mouse tracking) is very unreliable as it doesn't correlate with intention same with checking hovering and similar actions.
You’re right that mouse movement doesn’t directly represent user intent or causality. It’s a proxy signal, not a psychological truth. Where it is useful is in exploratory diagnosis identifying friction zones, attention dilution, and hesitation patterns to inform hypotheses. On its own it shouldn’t drive decisions, but when triangulated with scroll depth, click data, session replays, and A/B results, it’s still statistically reliable for directional insight.