Quantifying Web-site visits using Web statistics: an extended cybermetrics study

被引:13
作者
Jana, S [1 ]
Chatterjee, S
机构
[1] Shastri Indo Canadian Inst, New Delhi, India
[2] Tata Energy Res Inst, New Delhi 110003, India
关键词
worldwide web; user studies;
D O I
10.1108/14684520410543634
中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
The purpose of the present research is to evaluate the accessibility and lineament of a Web site through statistical analysis of the site log files using any available software, and to identify some effective measure of usage and do prediction of future usage using linear trend line approach. This Web tracking program also examined the geographic distribution of users and usage patterns of the Web pages, the peak usage times, etc. In analysing Web site traffic and to report on activity and volume of visitors, three most common measurements, hits, page views and user sessions, are used. After a thorough and periodic study of the reports of TERI's Web page activity, it is found that TERI achieved a unique milestone of one million hits during the month of April 2002.
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页码:191 / 199
页数:9
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