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 (8.3 page read hours).
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 05 December
The number following each article is the number of ‘page read hours’ for that article.
Moral Decay Leads To Collapse (36.3) Charles Hugh Smith
Western Water Law is Being Challenged – The Ottamar Hamele Report (31.7) Sig Silber
03 December 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News: Take A Look At The COVID Vaccination Cards You Will Be Issued After Receiving A Shot. (29.6) Steven Hansen
Introduction to “History 2.0” (25.6) Frank Li
The U.S. vs. China: Meritocracy (24.8) Frank Li
Adam Smith vs. Karl Marx (23.3) Frank Li
01 December 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News: Fauci Says COVID Won’t End Unless Overwhelming Majority Are Vaccinated. People With Asthma Less Likely To Contract COVID-19.(16.5) Steven Hansen
27 November 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News: CDC Model Suggests Total COVID-19 Cases Today Are Approaching 100 Million. Unprecedented Learning Loss Due Remote Learning. (15.7) Steven Hansen
Economic Disruption – The Need Of The Hour (14.3) Trishna Patnaik
The Most Important Thing To Look For In Today’s Employment Report (13.9) Jeff Miller
02 December 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News: Britain First Western Country To Authorize Use Of A COVID Vaccine. How Did The UK Move So Fast? (13.6) Steven Hansen
NOAA Updates The Outlook For December, 2020 – Significant Change (13.4) Sig Silber
A Cultural Shift To Meet The Coronavirus Challenge (13.2) Carmine Gorga
Documentary Of The Week: How To Model And Forecast Economic Trends (11.8) John Lounsbury
Surge Upon A Surge (10.9) Jim Welsh
Vision for America: Alexander Hamilton vs. Thomas Jefferson (10.8) Frank Li
29 November 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News: Chartered United Airlines Flights Reportedly Began Carrying Doses Of Pfizer COVID Vaccine To U.S. (9.6) Steven Hansen
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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