Do you mean Google Analytics? It won't run if JavaScript is not installed or
the script is blocked by AdBlock, etc. - but that's only a problem for a
minor number of real visitors. It does stop a number of bots and spiders
from showing up in your stats which probably accounts for the difference.
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2009/8/20 Linda Ellis <[log in to unmask]>
> The discussion about web stats for Creative Spaces got me thinking about my
> organisations web stats.
>
> We have been using GoogleStats for a year now alongside StatCounter.
> GoogleStats gives me Unique Visits whereas StatCounter gives me Unique
> Visitors so they aren't measuring quite the same thing but, like others it
> seems, the results from GoogleStats are consistently lower.
>
> Does anybody have an explanation for why this is?
>
> I'm always telling my managers that the important thing with web stats is
> to look at trends and only compare like with like as far as possible but our
> governing bodies and funders are looking at web stats from all sorts of
> sources and it can be difficult to explain why our web stats are lower or
> higher than other museums.
>
> I remember a while back someone - MLA? - did a survey of how we collect web
> stats in the museums sector and as well as asking about what web package was
> used also asked questions like "Does your organisation collect data on how
> many documents / images are download from your website?" Does anybody know
> if the results of that survey were ever published?
>
> And what about museums using Flickr, YouTube etc. How do you monitor web
> usage of resources to these sorts of site?
>
> Linda Ellis
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Mitchell, Vicky
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> Subject: Re: Creative Spaces stats
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> Yes, I agree - Google reigns yet again. They are the ones that most people
> are beginning to defer too despite returning fewer numbers, at least people
> know that now.
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> 2009/8/10 Matthew Cock <[log in to unmask]>
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> > Hi Dan,
> >
> > I am simply reporting what the stats package (awstats) that was set up
> > for the site tells me. I am not able to tell whether it is reporting
> > accurately, or completely. The work package being commissioned should
> > allow us to assess that.
> >
> > Matthew
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> > Dan Zambonini
> > Sent: 10 August 2009 16:03
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Creative Spaces stats
> >
> > I've just put these into Excel, but suspect something is a little wrong
> > with the data: with an average of about 50 pages per visit (which is
> > probably the highest I've ever heard of, including Facebook), and an
> > average time of 5:00 on the site, that means someone who visits is
> > looking at a page every 6 seconds for the duration of their 5 minute
> > visit?
> >
> > Dan
> >
> >
> > On 10/08/2009 15:51, "Matthew Cock" <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Dear MCG list,
> > >
> > > The BM received an FOI request last week about user metrics for
> > > Creative Spaces, part of the NMOLP. Having collated them and sent them
> >
> > > off, I thought that the wider community might be interested too. I was
> >
> > > not able to give all of the figures requested (month on month user
> > > figures or details about users, whether time spent, number of
> > > collections, etc.) due to the poor state of the admin system, which is
> >
> > > part of the package of improvements for Creative Spaces being scoped
> > > at the moment. Also, I would say that the figures below only relate to
> >
> > > an incomplete site which is currently not being promoted with 100%
> > vigour by the partners.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Unique visitors
> > >
> > > visits
> > >
> > > pages
> > >
> > > pages per visit
> > >
> > > av time on site (mm:ss)
> > >
> > > direct
> > >
> > > from other Creative Spaces instances
> > >
> > > via Search Engines
> > >
> > > Mar 2009
> > >
> > > 4140
> > >
> > > 6453
> > >
> > > 1,049,656
> > >
> > > 162.66
> > >
> > > 08:36
> > >
> > > 96.20%
> > >
> > > 3.60%
> > >
> > > 0.00%
> > >
> > > Apr 2009
> > >
> > > 2951
> > >
> > > 5749
> > >
> > > 328,032
> > >
> > > 57.06
> > >
> > > 05:55
> > >
> > > 93.60%
> > >
> > > 5.60%
> > >
> > > 0.60%
> > >
> > > May 2009
> > >
> > > 4376
> > >
> > > 9170
> > >
> > > 519,410
> > >
> > > 56.64
> > >
> > > 04:55
> > >
> > > 94.90%
> > >
> > > 4.50%
> > >
> > > 0.50%
> > >
> > > Jun 2009
> > >
> > > 3399
> > >
> > > 8090
> > >
> > > 356,768
> > >
> > > 44.10
> > >
> > > 04:53
> > >
> > > 95.50%
> > >
> > > 3.70%
> > >
> > > 0.70%
> > >
> > > Jul 2009
> > >
> > > 2490
> > >
> > > 7412
> > >
> > > 417,627
> > >
> > > 56.34
> > >
> > > 06:20
> > >
> > > 96.20%
> > >
> > > 3.30%
> > >
> > > 0.30%
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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