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.
Please share this article – Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons.
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 24 October
The number following each article is the number of ‘page read hours’ for that article.
Oil, Gas, And Fracking News Reads: 18October 2020 – Part 2 (29.5) rjs
Vision for America: Alexander Hamilton vs. Thomas Jefferson (19.3) Frank Li
Caught In A Debt Trap (15.4) John Mauldin
October 22, 2020 Weather Impacts On Economic Activity – Significant Southwest Drought (12.0) Sig Silber
Documentary Of The Week: Irving Fisher’s Theory Of Debt Deflation (10.8) John Lounsbury
Long-Term Trends In Congress Brain Drain (10.4) Alexander C. Furnas and Timothy M. LaPira
19 October 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News: More Discussion On Lockdowns, Vaccines. How To Tell The Difference Between Flu And COVID-19. The Last COVID-Free Counties In America. (10.3) Steven Hansen
18 October 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News: The Death Count Attributable To Coronavirus Appears Correct (10.0) Steven Hansen
Adam Smith vs. Karl Marx (9.9) Frank Li
23 October 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News: COVID Causes People to Lose Their Sense of Smell Because of Changes in the Brain. Convalescent Plasma Offers No Benefit. (9.3) Steven Hansen
24 October 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News: Early Signs Suggest The COVID-19 Pandemic May Be Propelling Drug Resistant Superbug Candida Auris (8.9) Steven Hansen
21 October 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News: Mouthwash Can Kill COVID, Could Reduce Spread. U.S. Coronavirus Cases Will Rapidly Rise Next Week Says Expert. (8.8) Steven Hansen
Towards An Ideal Form of Government (8.4) Frank Li
How Banks Create Money And Why Governments Should Too: Part 4 (8.3) Derryl Hermanutz
20 October 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News: Covid-19 May Become As Endemic As The Flu. Covid Is Accelerating Across The Globe. Lockdowns Are The First Step, Not A Solution. (8.2) Steven Hansen
Ancient Greece vs. Ancient China (8.14) Frank Li
Ancient Rome vs. Ancient China (8.13) Frank Li
Tie – Career Politicians (7.9) Frank Li
Tie – October 15, 2020: Part I, NOAA Four-Season Forecast (7.9) 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.
.
