Does anybody know how Microsoft defines hit and visit in its usag.

[Rich]

I can't find definitions for these. If you have no definition you have no way
of knowing what each means. A hit could be one access or it could be one
request for that url on the server. Is a visit a unique visitor or just
somebody hitting that page once? They need more information and I can't find
it.

 

[Kevin Spencer]

A hit could be one access or it could be one

request for that url on the server. Is a visit a unique visitor or just

One access and one request mean the same thing. A hit is one request. Or one
access. Take your pick.

Is a visit a unique visitor or just
somebody hitting that page once? They need more information and I can't
find

Since a hit is a request, a visit must be a unique visitor; otherwise, it
would be a hit.

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Neither a follower nor a lender be.

 

[Jens Peter Karlsen[FP MVP]]

A hit is when anybody loads or reloads the page. A visit is a uniquee
visitor visiting the website.
This definition is not Microsofts per se as all statistics use that
definition.

Regards Jens Peter Karlsen. Microsoft MVP - Frontpage.

 

[Murray]

Re: Does anybody know how Microsoft defines hit and visit in its usag.Isn't a hit any server request? So if a page has 10 images, one visit would produce 11 hits?

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Murray

A hit is when anybody loads or reloads the page. A visit is a uniquee visitor visiting the website.
This definition is not Microsofts per se as all statistics use that definition.

Regards Jens Peter Karlsen. Microsoft MVP - Frontpage.

 

[rich]

So a hit is one request for that page. That makes sense. However, a visit is
one unique visitor then how come visits for some page exceeds the maximum
number of people who could possibliy accessing my site. That is why I thought
it might be page accesses -- that is number of times anybody (not unique
visitors) visited the page.

I also worried that Microsoft tried to dumb down "hits" for the user as many
often do. People have long used the term interchangably (and incorrectly) and
I thought micrsoft might have just decided to use hits when it meant page
acceses just because hits is shorter and more web sounding.... you know,
dumbing it down for the users.

A hit is when anybody loads or reloads the page. A visit is a uniquee
visitor visiting the website.
This definition is not Microsofts per se as all statistics use that
definition.

Regards Jens Peter Karlsen. Microsoft MVP - Frontpage.

-----Original Message-----
From: Rich [mailto:[email protected]]
Posted At: 14. februar 2005 22:21
Posted To: microsoft.public.frontpage.client
Conversation: Does anybody know how Microsoft defines hit and
visit in its usag.
Subject: Does anybody know how Microsoft defines hit and
visit in its usag.


I can't find definitions for these. If you have no definition
you have no way of knowing what each means. A hit could be
one access or it could be one request for that url on the
server. Is a visit a unique visitor or just somebody hitting
that page once? They need more information and I can't find it

 

[Jon Spivey]

Re: Does anybody know how Microsoft defines hit and visit in its usag.A hit would be a request for a file - be it the page itself or an image etc. A visit would be a unique visitor to the site. So each page request could mean 10 or 20 hits. That's the way every stats package I've used works. Is yours different?

--
Cheers,
Jon
Microsoft MVP

A hit is when anybody loads or reloads the page. A visit is a uniquee visitor visiting the website.
This definition is not Microsofts per se as all statistics use that definition.

Regards Jens Peter Karlsen. Microsoft MVP - Frontpage.

 

[Murray]

Re: Does anybody know how Microsoft defines hit and visit in its
usag.Right - that's how I understood it. Hit = fetch. Visit = session.

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Murray

A hit would be a request for a file - be it the page itself or an image etc.
A visit would be a unique visitor to the site. So each page request could
mean 10 or 20 hits. That's the way every stats package I've used works. Is
yours different?

--
Cheers,
Jon
Microsoft MVP

A hit is when anybody loads or reloads the page. A visit is a uniquee
visitor visiting the website.
This definition is not Microsofts per se as all statistics use that
definition.
Regards Jens Peter Karlsen. Microsoft MVP - Frontpage.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

You have one visitor who accesses one page with 3 images and then goes away:
You have 4 hits, once for the page and then one for each image.


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==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
WEBMASTER Resources(tm)

FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
==============================================

So a hit is one request for that page. That makes sense. However, a visit is
one unique visitor then how come visits for some page exceeds the maximum
number of people who could possibliy accessing my site. That is why I thought
it might be page accesses -- that is number of times anybody (not unique
visitors) visited the page.

I also worried that Microsoft tried to dumb down "hits" for the user as many
often do. People have long used the term interchangably (and incorrectly) and
I thought micrsoft might have just decided to use hits when it meant page
acceses just because hits is shorter and more web sounding.... you know,
dumbing it down for the users.

A hit is when anybody loads or reloads the page. A visit is a uniquee
visitor visiting the website.
This definition is not Microsofts per se as all statistics use that
definition.

Regards Jens Peter Karlsen. Microsoft MVP - Frontpage.

-----Original Message-----
From: Rich [mailto:[email protected]]
Posted At: 14. februar 2005 22:21
Posted To: microsoft.public.frontpage.client
Conversation: Does anybody know how Microsoft defines hit and
visit in its usag.
Subject: Does anybody know how Microsoft defines hit and
visit in its usag.


I can't find definitions for these. If you have no definition
you have no way of knowing what each means. A hit could be
one access or it could be one request for that url on the
server. Is a visit a unique visitor or just somebody hitting
that page once? They need more information and I can't find it

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

No.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
WEBMASTER Resources(tm)

FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
==============================================


you guys are not talking about FP's Hit Counter are ya?

You have one visitor who accesses one page with 3 images and then goes away:
You have 4 hits, once for the page and then one for each image.


--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
WEBMASTER Resources(tm)

FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
==============================================

So a hit is one request for that page. That makes sense. However, a visit is
one unique visitor then how come visits for some page exceeds the maximum
number of people who could possibliy accessing my site. That is why I thought
it might be page accesses -- that is number of times anybody (not unique
visitors) visited the page.

I also worried that Microsoft tried to dumb down "hits" for the user as many
often do. People have long used the term interchangably (and incorrectly) and
I thought micrsoft might have just decided to use hits when it meant page
acceses just because hits is shorter and more web sounding.... you know,
dumbing it down for the users.

A hit is when anybody loads or reloads the page. A visit is a uniquee
visitor visiting the website.
This definition is not Microsofts per se as all statistics use that
definition.

Regards Jens Peter Karlsen. Microsoft MVP - Frontpage.

-----Original Message-----
From: Rich [mailto:[email protected]]
Posted At: 14. februar 2005 22:21
Posted To: microsoft.public.frontpage.client
Conversation: Does anybody know how Microsoft defines hit and
visit in its usag.
Subject: Does anybody know how Microsoft defines hit and
visit in its usag.


I can't find definitions for these. If you have no definition
you have no way of knowing what each means. A hit could be
one access or it could be one request for that url on the
server. Is a visit a unique visitor or just somebody hitting
that page once? They need more information and I can't find it

 

[Jens Peter Karlsen[FP MVP]]

Yes, one hit for the page itself and one hit for each of the images.
Statistics wise you normally are only interested in the hit on the page.

Regards Jens Peter Karlsen. Microsoft MVP - Frontpage.


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From: Murray [mailto:[email protected]]
Posted At: 14. februar 2005 22:53
Posted To: microsoft.public.frontpage.client
Conversation: Does anybody know how Microsoft defines hit and
visit in its usag.
Subject: Re: Does anybody know how Microsoft defines hit and
visit in its usag.


Isn't a hit any server request? So if a page has 10 images, one
visit would produce 11 hits?

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Murray


in message
A hit is when anybody loads or reloads the page. A visit
is a uniquee visitor visiting the website.
This definition is not Microsofts per se as all
statistics use that definition.

Regards Jens Peter Karlsen. Microsoft MVP - Frontpage.