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The elements on a results page that are not ordinary blue links: featured snippets, People Also Ask boxes, image and video carousels, local packs, knowledge panels.
They occupy space above or among the results, which changes how much attention the first ordinary listing actually receives.
On a results page with a snippet, several People Also Ask entries and an image pack, the first organic result may be well down the screen.
So rank tracking in isolation misleads. The useful question is what share of attention a page gets, which requires looking at the results page rather than at a number.
Answer the question directly and concisely near the top of a page that already ranks.
No. On feature-heavy pages the first organic result can be well down the screen.
No. Check whether the results page leaves any clicks available first.
Half an hour with your own data usually saves reading three of these. The guides will still be here afterwards.