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related: reach, numbers flickr: [|stats]

Bits and bobs about how to make the most of website stats and reach

World Statistics Day - http://unstats.un.org/unsd/wsd - is October 20

Wiki
flickr google outlier reach socialweb wiki youtube

Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies,_damned_lies,_and_statistics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistics

Elsewhere
[|Tips and Tricks on Wikispaces] http://www.correlated.org http://www.tylervigen.com

Tourism and Travel
http://www.lvcva.com/press/statistics-facts/index.jsp http://statistics.unwto.org

Quotes
Some individuals use statistics as a drunk man uses lampposts-for support rather than for illumination. - A.E. Housman ([])

Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted. - Albert Einstein

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Misc
http://www.seethestats.com/site/municipiodeoaxaca.gob.mx

metrics - page views, # of followers


 * numbers -** //How popular is this wiki?// Check out the [|usage statistics] and [|2009 Summary].

sample size

Google Rank 6/10

slideshare Example: http://www.slideshare.net/planeta
 * Presentations **[|43]**, Documents 0
 * Following **[|20]**, Followers **[|12]**

Examples
Flickr Google Analytics Twitter - august 09 stats: following 91, followers 300, tweets 1,607 YouTube Wiki

Quotes
Statistics may be defined as 'a body of methods for making wise decisions in the face of uncertainty'. - W.A. Wallis

Jokes
3 statisticians duck hunting. 1st shoots too high. 2nd too low. 3rd doesn't shoot, just shouts "We got it!" There are three types of people in this world: those who can count and those who can't.

Buzzword Bingo
correlation - causation - curve - graph - stats - statistics - visualthinking

Flickr

December 2008

View counts

 * ~  ||~ Yesterday ||~ This week ||~ Last week ||~ All time ||
 * ~ Photos and Videos || 1,728 || 8,833 || 9,273 || 1,358,921 ||
 * ~ Photostream || 355 || 1,436 || 1,149 || 465,193 ||
 * ~ Sets || 408 || 2,072 || 1,666 || 389,028 ||
 * ~ Collections || 11 || 89 || 83 || 9,012 ||
 * ~  || 2,502 || 12,430 || 12,171 || 2,222,154 ||

If you have a Flickr pro account, you can keep track of daily and all-time stats. Individual stats are not publicly viewable.

Oct 1 2008

 * ~  ||~   ||~ Views ||~ [[image:http://l.yimg.com/g/images/stats/icon_fav.gif]] ||~ [[image:http://l.yimg.com/g/images/stats/icon_cmnt.gif]] ||
 * [[image:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2245/2036825819_90c45a1722_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="October 2008"]] || October 2008 || 73 || 0 || 0 ||
 * [[image:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/212/501456084_15d4d53e24_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="New Zealand Ecotourism Brochure 2007 #2"]] || New Zealand Ecotourism Brochure 2007 #2 || 15 || 0 || 0 ||
 * [[image:http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3032/2328174783_003ef3a94e_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="¿conoces nuestras lenguas?"]] || ¿conoces nuestras lenguas? || 15 || 0 || 0 ||
 * [[image:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/31/56923558_b7388e42e5_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="Marigolds (Cempasúchil)"]] || Marigolds (Cempasúchil) || 13 || 0 || 0 ||
 * [[image:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/227/501456088_827b71e89f_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="New Zealand Ecotourism Brochure 2007"]] || New Zealand Ecotourism Brochure 2007 || 13 || 0 || 0 ||
 * [[image:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/24/47997171_cb5633e5eb_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="Footprints"]] || Footprints || 12 || 0 || 0 ||
 * [[image:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2212/2392505016_1095be9d06_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="Tuxtepec"]] || Tuxtepec || 11 || 0 || 0 ||
 * [[image:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2353/2037623830_d22a45ec88_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="September 2008, Oamaru's Woolstore"]] || <span class="wiki_link_ext">September 2008, Oamaru's Woolstore || 10 || 0 || 0 ||
 * <span class="photo_container pc_tiny">[[image:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/131/413622110_92e5423b3d_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="Programa de Turismo en Áreas Protegidas (CONANP)"]] || <span class="wiki_link_ext">Programa de Turismo en Áreas Protegidas (CONANP) || 9 || 0 || 0 ||
 * <span class="photo_container pc_tiny">[[image:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/116/279992678_4f3c3c2002_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="Bolivia Salt Desert"]] || <span class="wiki_link_ext">Bolivia Salt Desert || 9 || 0 || 0 ||

<span class="wiki_link_ext">All photos and videos…
 * ~  ||~   ||~ Views ||~ [[image:http://l.yimg.com/g/images/stats/icon_fav.gif]] ||~ [[image:http://l.yimg.com/g/images/stats/icon_cmnt.gif]] ||
 * <span class="photo_container pc_tiny">[[image:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/42/82934212_b47a9afd3d_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="Las Piedrotas, Tapalpa"]] ||  || 5,531 || 2 || 0 ||
 * <span class="photo_container pc_tiny">[[image:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/34/64918451_d0702a9d14_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="Christmas Radishes"]] ||  || 5,235 || 2 || 0 ||
 * <span class="photo_container pc_tiny">[[image:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/33/64929266_f5522b5ccc_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="Radish Art"]] ||  || 4,822 || 4 || 1 ||
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 * <span class="photo_container pc_tiny">[[image:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/32/39671770_11ba61cac0_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="Viveros Garden"]] ||  || 4,031 || 0 || 0 ||
 * <span class="photo_container pc_tiny">[[image:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/34/73169849_a9df49e26c_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="Copper Canyon Train"]] ||  || 3,930 || 0 || 0 ||
 * <span class="photo_container pc_tiny">[[image:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/35/116006254_e4a471b3f9_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="Snorkeling"]] ||  || 3,794 || 17 || 0 ||
 * <span class="photo_container pc_tiny">[[image:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/26/158475276_f06b48b761_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="Ecoturismo Urbano: Mexico City Hosts Urban Ecotourism Workshop"]] ||  || 3,769 || 0 || 0 ||
 * <span class="photo_container pc_tiny">[[image:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/31/66485638_370a13cda5_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="Anthro Cat"]] ||  || 3,645 || 0 || 0 ||
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Yesterday (September 22, 2008)

 * ~  ||~   ||~ Views ||~   ||~   ||
 * <span class="photo_container pc_tiny">[[image:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2353/2037623830_d22a45ec88_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="September 2008, Oamaru's Woolstore"]] || <span class="wiki_link_ext">September 2008, Oamaru's Woolstore || 37 ||  ||   ||
 * <span class="photo_container pc_tiny">[[image:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2245/2036825819_90c45a1722_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="October 2008"]] || <span class="wiki_link_ext">October 2008 || 26 ||  ||   ||
 * <span class="photo_container pc_tiny">[[image:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/227/501456088_827b71e89f_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="New Zealand Ecotourism Brochure 2007"]] || <span class="wiki_link_ext">New Zealand Ecotourism Brochure 2007 || 17 ||  ||   ||
 * <span class="photo_container pc_tiny">[[image:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/212/501456084_15d4d53e24_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="New Zealand Ecotourism Brochure 2007 #2"]] || <span class="wiki_link_ext">New Zealand Ecotourism Brochure 2007 #2 || 16 ||  ||   ||
 * <span class="photo_container pc_tiny">[[image:http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3032/2328174783_003ef3a94e_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="¿conoces nuestras lenguas?"]] || <span class="wiki_link_ext">¿conoces nuestras lenguas? || 15 ||  ||   ||
 * <span class="photo_container pc_tiny">[[image:http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/2878888904_949f863373_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="web toolbox"]] || <span class="wiki_link_ext">web toolbox || 12 ||  ||   ||
 * <span class="photo_container pc_tiny">[[image:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/31/56923558_b7388e42e5_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="Marigolds (Cempasúchil)"]] || <span class="wiki_link_ext">Marigolds (Cempasúchil) || 11 ||  ||   ||
 * <span class="photo_container pc_tiny">[[image:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/60/195366301_c6733b596d_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="Olmec Head"]] || <span class="wiki_link_ext">Olmec Head || 10 ||  ||   ||
 * <span class="photo_container pc_tiny">[[image:http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3281/2620136033_a418397949_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="the future of email"]] || <span class="wiki_link_ext">the future of email || 9 ||  ||   ||
 * <span class="photo_container pc_tiny">[[image:http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3075/2311639489_19c812051b_s.jpg width="25" height="25" caption="Consejos para usar el correo electrónico"]] || <span class="wiki_link_ext">Consejos para usar el correo electrónico || 8 ||  ||   ||

Tip - If you get the professional version of Flickr ($25/year), you have access to stats. Here's an example http://www.flickr.com/photos/planeta/2707582223

<span class="wiki_link_ext">Elsewhere on the Web
<span class="wiki_link_ext">http://www.statcounter.com [|http://www.worldometers.info] [] http://www.ruggastats.com

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