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Should Google Analytics Event Tracking trigger an XHR request?

I am trying to set up Google Analytics event tracking . This is my code:

var uid = getUUID();
function postGA() { 
    var sliderval = $("#slider-stock").slider("value");  
    _gaq.push('_trackEvent', uid, sliderval); 
}

I notice that postGA()

Firebug does not log the XHR request on startup.

Is this normal or should I expect to see it? If the latter, is there something clearly wrong with my code?

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You can see the request if the event tracking code was correct. See the Event Tracking Guide

Try:

 _gaq.push(['_trackEvent', uid, sliderval]);


Install Chrome and Google Analytics Debugger . Look at the console (control, change, j) for event tracking handling.

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If you don't see the event tracking there, then something is happening to the tracking code on the page.

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I think it is loading into the Google Analytics tracking pixel - I can see it loading on my site in the Inspector (resource view). He called__utm.gif

Query string parameters appended to gif are described in:



http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/docs/concepts/gaConceptsOverview.html#gifParameters

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This page should give you an idea of ​​how analytics works.

http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/docs/concepts/gaConceptsOverview.html

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