An analytics engine for determining analytic relationships in data queries based on responsive data sets includes a memory for storing data and a processor in communication with the memory. The processor is configured to identify a data query for analysis from a query repository, retrieve a plurality of interaction data associated with the data query, wherein the interaction data represents interactions between a plurality of user systems and a query result previously generated based on the data query, wherein the query result includes a plurality of links, identify a link selection count for each of the plurality of links based on the plurality of interaction data, classify the data query as one of a content targeting query and a data-creator targeting query based upon the plurality of link selection counts, and generate a query characteristic analysis based upon the classified data query and the plurality of link selection counts.