Written by Econintersect
We publish a report each week presenting a list of the articles Google Analytics reports as being the most read. Last week’s report is here. We think that does not necessarily reflect how much “value” readers have obtained from what we publish. So we are offering a second listing which combines the number of readers for each article with the average amount of time spent reading by each.
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Before presenting this new ranking, let us explain our thinking. If one article has 500 page reads with an average time for each of one minute we suggest that another article with 100 page reads and an average time for each of 5 minutes might have an equivalent “value”: 500 page read minutes.
This measurement does not attempt to quantify the value readers received. The 500 reading an average of 1 minute each may perceive much more personal value for their individual minutes than do the 100 who each spent 5 minutes. What this measurement of ‘page read minutes’ directly measures is the effective reader engagement by each article. Rather than “value” we might better say “engagement” or “used”.
After some consideration we have elected to try the term “usefulness” and selected the term “useful” for the title of the list.
The Most Useful Articles Week Ending 30 May
The number following each article is the number of ‘page read hours’ for that article.
The Week Ahead: The Great Reopening (34.5) Jeff Miller
Resilience: The U.S. vs. China (24.9) Frank Li
The French Revolution vs. the American Revolution (18.4) Frank Li
26 May 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News – Spanish Study Shows Essential Workers Infected Less Than Those In Lockdown (17.0) Steven Hansen
Introduction To Monetary Post Keynesian Economics (15.1) Steve Keen
24 May 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News – Does COVID-19 Immunity Last Only 6 Months? (13.5) Steven Hansen
Major League Baseball Finances: What The Numbers Tell Us (12.7) Elliott Morss
America: Justice in Unjust Land? (12.3) Frank Li
27 May 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News – Daily U.S. Deaths Over 10 % Higher Than Last Year (10.8) Steven Hansen
28 May 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News – New Model Shows The U.S. Coronavirus Pandemic Could Be Over Mid-November (8.9) Steven Hansen
25 May 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News – Coronavirus Is Deadliest Where Democrats Live (8.2) Steven Hansen
LIVE: Current Weather And Forecasts Up To 7 Days – Tuesday May 26, 2020 (7.8) Sig Silber
Ancient Greece vs. Ancient China (6.7) Frank Li
Top 10 American Misconceptions about China (Version 3) (6.5) Frank Li
23 May 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News – F.D.A. Bars Nearly 30 Antibody Tests (6.3) Steven Hansen
Is The Fed Walking Into A Trap? (6.2) Lance Roberts
Ancient Rome vs. Ancient China (5.6) Frank Li
Adam Smith vs. Karl Marx (5.4) Frank Li
May 29 2020 Weather Impacts On Economic Activity – So Far So Good (5.3) Sig Silber
China vs. America: Communism vs. Democracy (5.3) Frank Li
The above list penalizes articles which are quickly read and include videos that are watched on YouTube. The introduction and link to YouTube may take 30 seconds or less and then our reader may stay 5, 10, 20 minutes or longer with the video – this measurement gives no credit for that video time.
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