Web Usage Statistics: Measurement Issues and Analytical Techniques.

Bertot, John Carlo; McClure, Charles R.; Moen, William E.; Rubin, Jeffrey

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ERIC Number: EJ552651

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Publication Date: 1997

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Web Usage Statistics: Measurement Issues and Analytical Techniques.

Bertot, John Carlo; McClure, Charles R.; Moen, William E.; Rubin, Jeffrey

Government Information Quarterly, v14 n4 p373-95 1997

One means of Web use evaluation is through analysis of server-generated log files. Various log file analysis techniques and issues are presented that are related to the interpretation of log file data. Study findings indicate a number of problems; recommendations and areas needing further research are outlined. (AEF)

Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Information Retrieval, Navigation (Information Systems), Online Searching, Problems, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Distributions, Use Studies, User Needs (Information), World Wide Web

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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