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 Metric Monitors are used to track thresholds on data from errors, spans, logs, releases, and application metrics.
 
-Choose the dataset and metric, the interval for how often to check, and the way you want to monitor for changes. You can choose an absolute number threshold, a percentage change, or dynamic anomaly detection.
+Choose the dataset and metric, the interval over which to aggregate data, and how you want to monitor for changes. You can choose an absolute number threshold, a percentage change, or dynamic anomaly detection. For percentage change monitors, the interval sets the duration of both the current and comparison periods. Longer intervals include more data and may be evaluated less frequently.
 
 #### Issue Detection Settings