For questions related to analytics methods and tools.
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Is there a better analytics package than Google Analytics?
I've used Google Analytics for a while now, and it's pretty good for a high level view. But when I want to dig into the numbers a bit more, everything gets kind of vague. I also don't like that it ...
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What is the best Apache logs Analyzer?
What real-time log analyzer can you suggest for Apache access and error logs?
There is a list of web analytics software on wikipedia, but it would be great to hear opinions from people with ...
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One multi-domain analytics profile, or one analytics profiles per domain?
I currently run a small web-app that connects local businesses with new customers in a very specific niche. In the past few months this model has worked very well and the growth is excellent, so much ...
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Self hosted Web Analytics like urchin
I would like some cheap/free web analytic software to be used on my windows server (Server 2008). urchin seems to be way expensive. please provide me some good recommendations.
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Very few visitors on Analytics: incorrect setting?
it's quite a long time Analytics is making me crazy: I have a 2 years old website, started with Aruba (an Italian provider) and then transfered on Hostgator. It's a blog Wordpress + MyBB forum, and on ...
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When reversing a Google Analytics e-commerce transaction is the per-unit price positive or negative?
Google's own instructions for reversing an e-commerce transaction seem to contradict themselves regarding the unit price.
In the instructions it states
The item field has a positive per-unit ...
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Google Analytics unable to validate my site during setup
I had trouble setting up GA on one of my websites so I set up a very simple test environment with a new domain name and just a single page - the default page. Even in this simple environment I ...
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1answer
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Tracking multiple domains and subdomains on one analytics profile
I'm looking to set up Google Analytics for a system we have. Essentially, we have a multi tenant system where everything shares a single code base but might have extra pages or not.
What I think I'm ...
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Is there a good way to measure my site's response time from different parts of the world?
I would like to measure how fast my site loads from different locations around the world. What is the best way to do this?
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Track actions of paying customers
I'm looking for software that can analyze my Apache log files (or some other source) and tell me, from the visitors that actually bought something from my site, some profiling information; like time ...
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What are the pros & cons of web server log analysis over web based analytics like google analytics
What are the advantages of web server log file analysis over web services like google analytics?
What are the advantages of google analytics like tools over web server log file analysis?
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How do i analyse my website in terms of seo
what are the tools that can be used to analyse the SEO score and other seo facctors that helps in promoting websites in search engines
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1answer
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Will adding “www.” to my domain setting in Google Analytics impact already collected data?
I have a profile in Google Analytics (GA) that has been collecting data for a year. The domain setting in GA is "http://example.com". The site, however, will redirect any non-www request, to ...
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How do I track a goal path over multiple visits?
My sales cycle is measured in weeks. A typical user behavior pattern looks like this:
Finds the site via organic, cpc, or referral
Browses the content for awhile.
Returns a few days later, browses ...
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1answer
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Can I use Google Analytics to count QuickTime installations?
By default, Google Analytics produces reports on which versions of Flash and Java my users have. Is it possible to set up a report on which versions of QuickTime (if any)
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What does the Quantcast __qca cookie do?
I'm reviewing the cookies served up from my website and one of them is a first-party cookie __qca which seems to be set by Quantcast.
I'm sure this is just used for tracking, but I can't find this ...
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What are some advantages of using Analytics like Urchin?
I'm interested in utilizing urchin.
What are some advantages of self hosted analytics software like urchin over Google analytics?
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web analytics with path click analysis
trying to look for an web analytics service(preferably free) which gets the usual stuff, browser, hits, OS, etc.
in addition, it needs be able to track user click paths, and some how be able to tie ...
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Quantcast reporting
Looking at a Quantcast report I see that they have metrics like women, male, children and different age groups, etc. How do they determine which visitor to the site is woman, male, child, old man, ...
