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 20 June
The number following each article is the number of ‘page read hours’ for that article.
How To Achieve A V-Shaped Recovery Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic (22.0) Yi Wen and Brian Reinbold
The Macroeconomics Of Degrowth (20.1) Steve Keen
Did the Romans Create both Christianity and Islam? (18.4) Frank Li
18 June 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News – Outbreak Grows In U.S. and the World (18.2) Steven Hansen
History 2.0: Human Races (18.1) Frank Li
Bill Black: “Financial Sector Dramatically Reduces Productivity” (16.9) Econintersect
Why And How Do I Dance Competitively? Frank Li (15.2)
The U.S. vs. China (14.6) Frank Li
15 June 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News – Experts Predict COVID-19 Will Afflict the U.S. For Months To Come (13.2) Steven Hansen
East Asian Civilizations (12.7) Frank Li
Multiple Personality Stock Market (11.8) Jim Welsh
Major League Baseball Finances: What The Numbers Tell Us (11.3) Elliott Morss
The Use And Abuse Of MMT (10.8) Michael Hudson, Dirk Bezemer, Steve Keen, and T.Sabri Oncu
10 June 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News – Study Shows Significant Reduction In Coronavirus Infection Rates With Face Coverings (10.3) Steven Hansen
Think Coronavirus Caused The Crash? These Two Charts Beg To Differ (9.6) Elliott Wave International
14 June 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News – U.S. New Cases This Week Up 3.2% (9.5) Steven Hansen
LIVE: Current Weather And Forecasts Up To 7 Days – Sunday June 14, 2020 (9.4) Sig Silber
13 June 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News – Has the Virus Mutated To Easily Enter Human Cells (9.1) Steven Hansen
Why Stocks Are Soaring Even As Coronavirus Cases Surge, At Least 20 Million Remain Unemployed And The US Sinks Into Recession (8.7) Jonathan T. Fluharty-Jaidee
Global Crisis: The Convergence Of Marx, Kafka, Orwell And Huxley (8.5) Charles Hugh Smith
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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