# Explain metrics displayed in WandB

**URL:** <https://community.wandb.ai/t/explain-metrics-displayed-in-wandb/3963>\
**Category:** W&B Help\
**Tags:** dashboard, wandb\
**Created:** [February 27, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.wandb.ai/t/explain-metrics-displayed-in-wandb/3963 "2023-02-27T17:14:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![franfram](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c6cbf5/32.png) [@franfram](https://community.wandb.ai/u/franfram)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.wandb.ai/t/explain-metrics-displayed-in-wandb/3963/1 "2023-02-27T17:14:08Z")

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Hello there!

I’m looking for a thorough explanation of all the plots displayed in a basic WandB dashboard, such as:

- train/loss
- train/global\_step
- train/train\_samples\_per\_second
- train/train\_loss  
Mainly, I’m looking for practical info, e.g. “a lower train/train\_loss is better”, to be able to diagnose my model runs.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![artsiom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.wandb.ai/artsiom/32/1001_2.png) [@artsiom](https://community.wandb.ai/u/artsiom)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.wandb.ai/t/explain-metrics-displayed-in-wandb/3963/2 "2023-03-01T20:19:18Z")

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Hi Francis!

Are you using any integrations with wandb? 🙂  
Are those the only three plots you are curious about?

Cheers!  
Artsiom

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**Author:** ![artsiom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.wandb.ai/artsiom/32/1001_2.png) [@artsiom](https://community.wandb.ai/u/artsiom)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.wandb.ai/t/explain-metrics-displayed-in-wandb/3963/3 "2023-03-06T22:07:39Z")

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Hi Francis,

We wanted to follow up with you regarding your support request as we have not heard back from you. Please let us know if we can be of further assistance or if your issue has been resolved.

Best,  
Weights & Biases

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**Author:** ![artsiom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.wandb.ai/artsiom/32/1001_2.png) [@artsiom](https://community.wandb.ai/u/artsiom)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.wandb.ai/t/explain-metrics-displayed-in-wandb/3963/4 "2023-03-10T17:03:37Z")

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Hi Francis, since we have not heard back from you we are going to close this request. If you would like to re-open the conversation, please let us know!

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/wandb/original/1X/366b649231631dbab896843020da0056074ac79d.png) [@system](https://community.wandb.ai/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.wandb.ai/t/explain-metrics-displayed-in-wandb/3963/5 "2023-04-28T17:14:09Z")

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