On Thu, 3 Sep 1998, Peter J. Schoenster wrote:
> For answers regarding what is a hit and when is an ip a new customer
> etc. I would look at the webtrends q&a site:
>
>
> > Q: What is the difference between a "Hit" and a "User Session"?
> > A: A Hit is a single request of one page or file (GIF, JPG, ZIP,
> > EXE, etc...), whereas a User Session includes all of the hits and
> > requests that a unique user generates on your site. A user session is
> > considered terminated when there is no activity for at least 30
> > minutes by that user. The "no activity" time can be customized to
> > fit the usage patterns on your server.
Well, that's Webtrends's view of it, presumably no more nor less valid
than anyone else's (different) view.
Others say that a "unique visitor" (or "user session" or whatever term you
want to use) means every unique IP or host that visited any time during
that day (and what is a day? the period from midnight to midnight? any
24-hour period? etc...).
The very fact that the Webtrends "no activity" time can be customized
means no one at Webtrends really knows what it should be and they're
making it up as they go along, just like everybody else does.
And every bit of it begs the question of how one handles dynamic IPs that
are used by several (or several dozen or ???) people a day.
So is the answer ... that there is no answer?
. . . . . ep
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