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Add GitLab interpretations of DORA metrics

Dan Jensen requested to merge djensen-add-dora-metric-definitions into master

What does this MR do?

This expands the Analytics Definitions by explaining how GitLab measures each of the 4 DORA metrics. Specifically, this explains some of the assumptions and nuances involved in GitLab's calculations.

This was motivated by &5300 (closed). More information on these definitions is available from sub-issues in that epic, and from documentation for the DORA API.

Does this MR meet the acceptance criteria?

Conformity

Availability and Testing

Security

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  • Label as security and @ mention @gitlab-com/gl-security/appsec
  • The MR includes necessary changes to maintain consistency between UI, API, email, or other methods
  • Security reports checked/validated by a reviewer from the AppSec team
Edited by Dan Jensen

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