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Economics Web Site Activity

January to April 2000


January: It began with unusually slow activity even for a New Year's holiday, but this was no ordinary New Years. As a Y2K precaution Department of Agriculture servers were shut down for a day or two, preventing visitors from reaching our web server. Not surprisingly activity has picked up since then but month-long activity is still somewhat down from fourth-quarter 1999 averages. We've seen a little more interest in timber price information and climate change and a bit less in hurricane impacts as memories of the 1999 hurricane season fade. Visits from government and educational domains slid relative to other domains, perhaps a reflection of more liberal holidays for employees of nonprofit groups. For those of you new to this report format, be sure and check out statistics on most frequently visiting organizations, and most popular search phrases, referring sites and search engines. Far and away our biggest source of visits is from the various search engines.

February: The big news this month is the 20% increase in visitation over January. Apparently, much of that increased interest came from educational domains, with government visitors also increasing disproportionately. The increase is all the more remarkable because for reasons not yet clear we and many other Forest Service sites were dropped from the Forest Service's Compass search index. We're working on getting back on that index, in January it was our sixth largest referrer.

March: This month saw a 15 to 20 percent increase over February's visitation rates. In contrast to last month, that increase was not due to education domains but to other groups. The home page made up a decreasing share of page views indicating visitors are jumping directly into content, a good sign and one consistent with the continued increase in referrals from the major search engines. Note that we still are operating without referrals from the Forest Service's Compass search index. The other big event this period is the transfer of our web site to an improved server, explaining the sudden drop off in visits at the end of the month and the odd cut-off date.

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 General Statistics

The Visitor Profile by Regions graph identifies the general location of the visitors to your Web site. The General Statistics table includes statistics on the total activity for this web site during the designated time frame.

Statistics Report Range: 12/31/1999 22:29:11 - 04/19/2000 06:22:36  
 
Hits Entire Site (Successful) 97,604
Average Per Day 887
Home Page N/A
Page Views Page Views (Impressions) 38,313
Average Per Day 348
Document Views 38,313
Visitor Sessions Visitor Sessions 19,090
Average Per Day 173
Average Visitor Session Length 00:09:01
International Visitor Sessions 13.26%
Visitor Sessions of Unknown Origin 18.89%
Visitor Sessions from United States 67.84%
Visitors Unique Visitors 9,470
Visitors Who Visited Once 8,026
Visitors Who Visited More Than Once 1,444

 Most Requested Pages

This section identifies the most popular web site pages and how often they were accessed. The average time a visitor spends viewing a page is also indicated in the table.

Most Requested Pages    
 

Most Requested Pages    
 
Pages
Views
% of Total Views
Visitor Sessions
Avg. Time Viewed
1
Forest Economics Research Work Unit, USDA-FS-SRS
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/econhome.htm
1,976
5.15%
1,860
 00:02:15 
2
Publications of the Forest Economics Research Work Unit, USDA-FS-SRS
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/research/reports.htm
1,816
4.73%
1,733
 00:00:48 
3
Forest Economics Research Work Unit, USDA-FS-SRS
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/
1,603
4.18%
1,431
 00:01:17 
4
Forest Economics Datasets and Tools, SRS4851
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/data/datatool.htm
835
2.17%
794
 00:01:38 
5
Study Descriptions
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/research/studies.htm
730
1.9%
691
 00:02:00 
6
Timber Mart South Area Conversion Weights for Timber and Log Prices
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/data/tmbrmart/
706
1.84%
578
 00:01:59 
7
Downloadable Publications, Economics Unit, USDA-FS-SRS
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/research/online.htm
659
1.72%
632
 00:04:17 
8
Research Mission, Economics Research Work Unit SRS4851, USDA Forest Service
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/mission.htm
497
1.29%
479
 00:02:42 
9
Search Here and Beyond, Forest Economics Unit, USDA-FS-SRS
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/search/
484
1.26%
454
 00:03:37 
10
Personnel-Forest Economics Unit, USDA-FS-SRS
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/personel/personel.htm
434
1.13%
416
 00:01:08 
11
Sites Related to Forest Economics
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/othrpage.htm
413
1.07%
403
 00:03:47 
12
Recent Publications, FY93-98, SRS Forest Economics Unit
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/research/allrar.htm
375
0.97%
322
 00:01:55 
13
Publications concerning Problem Area 1, RWU SRS4851
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/research/pa1.htm
344
0.89%
326
 00:02:15 
14
Publication Abstracts, Economics Unit, USDA-FS-SRS
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/research/abstract.htm
331
0.86%
320
 00:01:55 
15
Hardwood Sawtimber Conversion Weights for Timber Mart South Prices
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/data/tmbrmart/hardsaw.htm
300
0.78%
284
 00:01:52 
16
(Abstract) Contingent Valuation of Ecosystem Health
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/pubs/tpp961.htm
295
0.76%
286
 00:02:55 
17
(Abstract) Production Economics Of Private Forestry: A Comparison Of Industrial
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/pubs/dhn932.htm
295
0.76%
277
 00:02:50 
18
Table of Contents for Web Pages, USDA-FS-SRS
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/contents.htm
277
0.72%
270
 00:02:21 
19
The impacts of NAFTA on U.S. and Canadian forest product exports to Mexico
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/pubs/jpp962.htm
277
0.72%
258
 00:03:15 
20
Online Presentations by the Economics Unit SRS4851
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/present/
271
0.7%
242
 00:01:49 
Subtotal For the Page Views Above
12,918
33.71%
N/A
N/A
Total For the Log File
38,313
100%
N/A
N/A

 Top Entry Pages

This section identifies the first page viewed when a visitor visits this site. This is most likely your home page but, in some cases, it may also be specific URLs that visitors enter to access a particular page directly. The percentages refer to the total number of visitor sessions that started with a valid Document Type. If the session started on a document with a different type (such as a graphic or sound file), the file is not counted as an Entry Page, and the session is not counted in the total.

Top Entry Pages    
 
 
File
% of Total
Visitor Sessions
1
Forest Economics Research Work Unit, USDA-FS-SRS
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/
8.2%
1,285
2
Forest Economics Research Work Unit, USDA-FS-SRS
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/econhome.htm
8.1%
1,268
3
Publications of the Forest Economics Research Work Unit, USDA-FS-SRS
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/research/reports.htm
5.25%
823
4
Timber Mart South Area Conversion Weights for Timber and Log Prices
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/data/tmbrmart/
2.26%
355
5
(Abstract) Contingent Valuation of Ecosystem Health
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/pubs/tpp961.htm
1.42%
223
6
(Abstract) Production Economics Of Private Forestry: A Comparison Of Industrial
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/pubs/dhn932.htm
1.39%
219
7
Hardwood Sawtimber Conversion Weights for Timber Mart South Prices
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/data/tmbrmart/hardsaw.htm
1.32%
208
8
The impacts of NAFTA on U.S. and Canadian forest product exports to Mexico
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/pubs/jpp962.htm
1.31%
206
9
Effects of Hurricane Hugo on South Carolina timber prices
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/pubs/jpp983.htm
1.23%
193
10
An examination of the relationships between hardwood lumber and stumpage prices
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/pubs/wgl981.htm
1.18%
186
11
Study Descriptions
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/research/studies.htm
1.02%
160
12
Study Description: Economics of Climate Change and Forest Carbon Sequestration
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/research/std44_8.htm
1.02%
160
Total For the Pages Above
33.76%
5,286

 Most Accessed Directories

This section analyzes accesses to the directories of the site. This information can be useful in determining the types of data most often requested.

Most Accessed Directories    
 
 
Path to Directory
Hits
% of Total Hits
Non Cached %
Non Cached K Xferred
Visitor Sessions
1
http://www.rtp.srs.fs.fed.us/ econ
97,604
100%
89.35%
1,615,277
19,090

 Most Downloaded Files

This section identifies the most popular file downloads for the site. If an error occurred during the transfer, that transfer is not counted.

Most Downloaded Files    
 
 
File
No. of Downloads
% of Total Downloads
Session Downloads
1
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/pubs/misc/kjl971.pdf
416
11.73%
58
2
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/pubs/scfer/scfer82.pdf
309
8.71%
74
3
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/pubs/scfer/scfer80.pdf
288
8.12%
66
4
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/pubs/misc/jpp962.pdf
222
6.26%
57
5
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/pubs/fpei/fpei57.pdf
210
5.92%
67
6
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/pubs/misc/jde001.pdf
199
5.61%
52
7
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/pubs/misc/jmp971.pdf
184
5.18%
26
8
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/pubs/misc/dnw981.pdf
169
4.76%
44
9
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/pubs/scfer/scfer81.pdf
160
4.51%
52
10
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/pubs/misc/ fl-fire-report2000-hires.pdf
140
3.94%
39
Total For the Files Above
2,297
64.77%
N/A

 Most Active Countries

This section identifies the top locations of the visitors to the site by country. The country of the visitor is determined by the suffix of their domain name. Use this information carefully because this information is based on where the domain name of the visitor is registered, and may not always be an accurate identifier of the actual geographic location of this visitor. For example, while a vast majority of .com domain names are from the United States, there is a small minority of domain names that exist outside of the United States.

Most Active Countries    
 
 
Countries
Visitor Sessions
1
United States
12,951
2
Canada
599
3
UK
493
4
AU
160
5
Germany
95
6
Malaysia
82
Total
14,571

 Organization Breakdown

This section provides a breakdown by types of organizations (.com, .net, .edu, .org, .mil, and .gov.) This information can only be displayed if reverse DNS lookups have been performed, and the percentages refer to the total of hits for which the organization type can be determined (some IPs cannot be resolved to a domain, and therefore an organization type cannot be determined).

Organization Breakdown    
 
 
Organization Type
Hits
% of Total Hits
Visitor Sessions
1
Company
26,054
42.83%
8,123
2
Network
19,275
31.68%
3,375
3
Education
11,831
19.44%
1,483
4
Government
2,182
3.58%
179
5
Organization
863
1.41%
129
6
Military
517
0.84%
60
7
Arpanet
99
0.16%
83
8
International
10
0.01%
2
Total for Known Organization Types
60,831
100%
13,434

 Summary of Activity for Report Period

This section outlines general server activity, comparing the level of activity on weekdays and weekends. The Average Number of Visitors and Hits on Weekdays are the averages for each individual week day. The Average Number of Visitors and Hits for Weekends groups Saturday and Sunday together. Values in the table do not include erred hits.

Summary of Activity for Report Period    
 
Average Number of Visitors per day on Weekdays 188
Average Number of Hits per day on Weekdays 1,017
Average Number of Visitors for the entire Weekend 263
Average Number of Hits for the entire Weekend 1,077
Most Active Day of the Week Tue
Least Active Day of the Week Sat
Most Active Day Ever February 14, 2000
Number of Hits on Most Active Day 1,798
Least Active Day Ever December 31, 1999
Number of Hits on Least Active Day 1
Most Active Hour of the Day 07:00-07:59
Least Active Hour of the Day 23:00-23:59

 Summary of Activity by Time Increment

This section helps you understand the bandwidth requirements of the site by indicating the volume of activity in kilobytes transferred. The table provides various measures of activity by unit of time for the report period (the unit of time depends on the amount of time covered by the report, and will be the day in most cases).

Activity by Time Increment (Bandwidth)    
 

 Number of Views per Visitor Session

This section shows the number and percentages of visits and page views versus the number of pages viewed.

Number of Pages Viewed per Visit    
 
Number of Pages Viewed
Number of Visits
% of Total Visits
1 page
10,581
67.59%
2 pages
2,076
13.26%
3 pages
942
6.01%
4 pages
558
3.56%
5 pages
358
2.28%
6 pages
232
1.48%
7 pages
171
1.09%
8 pages
125
0.79%
9 pages
82
0.52%
10 pages
73
0.46%
11 pages
64
0.4%
12 or more pages
391
0.37%
Totals
15,653
100%

 Top Referring Sites

This section identifies the domain names or numeric IP addresses with links to the site. This information will only be displayed if your server is logging this information.

Top Referring Sites    
 
 
Site
Visitor Sessions
1
No Referrer
5,423
2
http://www.rtp.srs.fs.fed.us/
5,139
3
http://infoseek.go.com/
1,146
4
http://ink.yahoo.com/
957
5
http://www.altavista.com/
827
6
http://search.msn.com/
504
7
http://www.google.com/
413
8
http://www.lycos.com/
333
9
http://www.fs.fed.us/
309
10
http://search.yahoo.com/
288
Subtotal for the Referring Sites Above
15,339
Total for the Log File
15,339

 Top Search Engines

The graphic illustrates the first-time visitor sessions initiated by searches from each search engine. The first table identifies which search engines referred visitors to the site the most often. Note that each search may contain several keywords. The second table identifies the main keywords for each search engine.

Top Search Engines    
 
 
Engines
Searches
% of Total
1
Yahoo
1,460
23.53%
2
InfoSeek
1,272
20.5%
3
AltaVista
983
15.84%
4
Google
685
11.04%
5
Lycos
434
6.99%
6
dogpile
239
3.85%
7
Microsoft Network
236
3.8%
8
HotBot
184
2.96%
9
AOL NetFind
148
2.38%
10
GoTo
145
2.33%
11
Look Smart
112
1.8%
12
CNET
107
1.72%
13
All The Web
52
0.83%
14
Snap
45
0.72%
15
Excite
32
0.51%
16
Northern Light
31
0.49%
17
DirectHit
21
0.33%
18
Searchopolis
10
0.16%
19
Savvy Search
8
0.12%
Total of Searches for the Engines Above
6,204
100%
Total of Searches for the Log File
6,204
100%

 Top Search Phrases

The first table identifies Phrases which led the most visitors to the site (regardless of the search engine). The second table identifies, for each phrase, which search engines led visitors to the site.

Top Search Phrases    
 
 
Phrases
Phrases found
% of Total
1
conjoint analysis
106
1.7%
2
timber prices
98
1.57%
3
timber mart south
87
1.4%
4
hurricane hugo
81
1.3%
5
contingent valuation
79
1.27%
6
forest economics
73
1.17%
7
carbon sequestration
63
1.01%
8
road distance
62
0.99%
9
forest management
55
0.88%
10
lumber prices
48
0.77%
11
tree planting
47
0.75%
12
ecosystem health
45
0.72%
13
forest fragmentation
42
0.67%
14
market failure
41
0.66%
15
agroforestry
35
0.56%
16
capm
34
0.54%
17
loblolly pine
33
0.53%
18
hardwood prices
27
0.43%
19
tropical rain forest
26
0.41%
20
comparative advantage
26
0.41%
Total Found for the Phrases Above
1,108
17.85%
Total of Phrases Found in the Log File
6,204
100%

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