Lies, Damned Lies, and Web Statistics

摘要

Interpreting web statistics has been described as "trying to nail Jell-o to the wall'.' Web log files track file accesses on the server. They do not track users; they do not tracl interest levels, they do not track success or failure it communicating information. Caches "hide" site aceesses from the server log and "hits" provide a poor mea we of interest in particular content. Some people argue that there is really no meaning to server logs other than a measure of server load. However, even with all their flaws, some find web statistics useful in identifying how best to allocate resources in web site development.