Comments on: Site Statistics http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/12/05/site-statistics/ Daily posts of Excel tips…and other stuff Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:06:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jon Peltier http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/12/05/site-statistics/#comment-2821 Jon Peltier Tue, 07 Dec 2004 06:35:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=915#comment-2821 <p>I'm located in Massachusetts, but my ISP tells outsiders I'm in California, and gives me times in PST/PDT. My previous employer was in Jersey, and all internet traffic went through Phoenix.</p> <p>Times, time zones, and assumed locations must be looked at with suspicion.</p> I’m located in Massachusetts, but my ISP tells outsiders I’m in California, and gives me times in PST/PDT. My previous employer was in Jersey, and all internet traffic went through Phoenix.

Times, time zones, and assumed locations must be looked at with suspicion.

]]> By: Dick http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/12/05/site-statistics/#comment-2816 Dick Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:40:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=915#comment-2816 <p>Tushar: Hmmm. I hadn't thought of that. It definitely makes that stat suspect.</p> Tushar: Hmmm. I hadn’t thought of that. It definitely makes that stat suspect.

]]> By: Tushar Mehta http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/12/05/site-statistics/#comment-2815 Tushar Mehta Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:06:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=915#comment-2815 <p>Hi Dick,</p> <p>I briefly posted time zone stats as part of the newsgroup stats that I maintain (http://www.tushar-mehta.com/excel/ngstats/index.html) But, then, I discovered that all of AOL customers are reported as originating in Virginia, US with post times in GMT. I also vaguely recall some other large organization (don't remember which) that reported all posts using GMT. Made a hash of time zone and/or geographic information.</p> Hi Dick,

I briefly posted time zone stats as part of the newsgroup stats that I maintain (http://www.tushar-mehta.com/excel/ngstats/index.html) But, then, I discovered that all of AOL customers are reported as originating in Virginia, US with post times in GMT. I also vaguely recall some other large organization (don’t remember which) that reported all posts using GMT. Made a hash of time zone and/or geographic information.

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/12/05/site-statistics/#comment-2813 Jon Peltier Mon, 06 Dec 2004 21:30:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=915#comment-2813 <p>The chart "Most Popular Screen Resolutions" shows another problem. When you have a 3D chart, the data can be skewed. The yellow wedge takes up about a 90° slice of the pie, but the legend tells us it's only 18% of the total.</p> <p>Avoid using charts with fake 3D effects, unless you're really trying to be misleading.</p> The chart “Most Popular Screen Resolutions” shows another problem. When you have a 3D chart, the data can be skewed. The yellow wedge takes up about a 90° slice of the pie, but the legend tells us it’s only 18% of the total.

Avoid using charts with fake 3D effects, unless you’re really trying to be misleading.

]]> By: ross http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/12/05/site-statistics/#comment-2794 ross Mon, 06 Dec 2004 09:47:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=915#comment-2794 <p>That's not really what you ment is it!!!!!!!!!! Sorry!!!!!!!!!</p> That’s not really what you ment is it!!!!!!!!!! Sorry!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: ross http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/12/05/site-statistics/#comment-2793 ross Mon, 06 Dec 2004 09:45:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=915#comment-2793 <p><i>As far as I know, there's no facility to link to real time stats.</i></p> <p>"The first piece of software you can download is a website user monitor that allows you to display in real-time how many users are on your site (using Java and FlashMX Socket/XMLSocket connectivity)"</p> <p>description<br> This client + server software bundle will allow you to display the number of users on your website in real time to everyone who visits your site. Simply run the server software on your websites server and stick the flash movie onto one (or all) of the pages on your website.</p> <p>seems to need Java SDK on the server - I don't think i could be asked with it.</p> As far as I know, there’s no facility to link to real time stats.

“The first piece of software you can download is a website user monitor that allows you to display in real-time how many users are on your site (using Java and FlashMX Socket/XMLSocket connectivity)”

description
This client + server software bundle will allow you to display the number of users on your website in real time to everyone who visits your site. Simply run the server software on your websites server and stick the flash movie onto one (or all) of the pages on your website.

seems to need Java SDK on the server – I don’t think i could be asked with it.

]]> By: ross http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/12/05/site-statistics/#comment-2792 ross Mon, 06 Dec 2004 09:40:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=915#comment-2792 <p>Nice Dick, this site get hit every ~45 seconds, that's impressive, but not surprising :)</p> <p>Tell you what though, I wouldn't get away with a chart like "Most Popular Browser" (safari v's other). I had to spend 2 hours explaining why showing percentages from factions with no decimal places would lead to problems (think, 1/3+1/3+1/3 in % to 0 s.d.p = 33%+33%+33% =99%).<br> "Cant you just round it up to 100%?"<br> "Boss, I can round it up to any thing you like, it just wont be right that's all"<br> "ok, well lets try rounding it up"<br> "Ok?!?!?!?!?!?"</p> <p>Only another 8000 cells to inspect then!</p> <p>Thats quite off topic, sorry!</p> Nice Dick, this site get hit every ~45 seconds, that’s impressive, but not surprising :)

Tell you what though, I wouldn’t get away with a chart like “Most Popular Browser” (safari v’s other). I had to spend 2 hours explaining why showing percentages from factions with no decimal places would lead to problems (think, 1/3+1/3+1/3 in % to 0 s.d.p = 33%+33%+33% =99%).
“Cant you just round it up to 100%?”
“Boss, I can round it up to any thing you like, it just wont be right that’s all”
“ok, well lets try rounding it up”
“Ok?!?!?!?!?!?”

Only another 8000 cells to inspect then!

Thats quite off topic, sorry!

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