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 03 October
The number following each article is the number of ‘page read hours’ for that article.
Did Capitalism Cause The Irish Famine? (88.2) Philip Pilkington
Nazism And Neoliberal Mythmaking, Part III: The Descent Into Primitivism (80.0) Philip Pilkington
Documentary Of The Week: Irving Fisher’s Theory Of Debt Deflation (61.9) John Lounsbury
27 September 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News: How Will We Judge The Real Effectiveness Of Any Vaccine? (17.9) Steven Hansen
Vision for America: Alexander Hamilton vs. Thomas Jefferson (15.6) Frank Li
30 September 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News: The Pandemic Disruption Has Created A New Normal In Behavior – Shopping, Shaking Hands, Masks, Working From Home (15.5) Steven Hansen
01 October 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News: Study Shows Most Covid-19 Patients Never Infected Anyone Else While 8% Accounted For 60% of New Infections (12.8) Steven Hansen
Not All Men Are Created Equal! (11.5) Frank Li
26 September 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News: Are You Faced With A COVID Shot, Every Year, For The Rest Of Your Life? (11.4) Steven Hansen
Adam Smith vs. Karl Marx (11.3) Frank Li
What If Preventing Collapse Isn’t Profitable? (11.0) Richard Heinberg
America: Between an Ideal and a Lie (10.9) Frank Li
Ancient Greece vs. Ancient China Frank Li (9.9)
03 October 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News: More On President Trump’s COVID-19. White House Rapid Testing Product Known To Deliver Incorrect Results. (9.4) Steven Hansen
02 October 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News: Most Of Today’s Media Headlines On COVID-19 Are On One Subject – President Trump and First Lady Test Positive for COVID-19 (9.1) Steven Hansen
The Astonishing Lack Of Value In Value (8.8) Lance Roberts
29 September 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News: Data Shows No COVID-19 Survivors Who Sustained An In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (8.4) Steven Hansen
Oil, Gas, And Fracking News Reads: 27September 2020 – Part 2 (8.0) rjs
October 2020 Economic Forecast – Improvement Continues But Coronavirus Second Wave Could Dampen Growth (7.9) Steven Hansen
LIVE: Current Weather And Forecasts Up To 7 Days – Thursday October 1, 2020 (7.8) Sig Silber
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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