How can I obtain statistics about my site's Web traffic?
The stats program we use on http://www.nyu.edu/ is called "Urchin". You can access it this way:
Go to: https://www.nyu.edu/stats/
Note: You can only view stats from a computer connected via NYU-NET. Connecting via the NYU-NET proxy does not work at this time.
Login using your NYU NetID and password.
In order to login and have access to a report, you must be affiliated with a Web site in the Webmasters Registry and be enabled to retrieve statistics. If you are the primary webmaster for your site, you can enable this for yourself; otherwise you must get in touch with either your site's primary webmaster or request access from the NYU Web team.
If you are affiliated with a Web site in the Webmasters Registry but are not enabled for stats, you will be able to login but will not see any reports.
Note: It takes about an hour for Urchin to be notified of a new, "stats enabled" webmaster.
Click the magnifying glass under Go To Reports for the www.nyu.edu profile. The report screen will open in a new window. From the left-hand menu, select Pages and Files > Directory Drilldown > Directory by Pages Drilldown.
This report lists each directory and page that was accessed on your site during the currently selected Date Range. By clicking on any folder icon, you can drill-down to subdirectories and eventually the actual Pages themselves.
The top 10 most viewed directories on the NYU Web site will be initially displayed. Use Urchin's navigational tools or the search filter to find your site's top-level directory.
If you manage a directory inside one of the main school sites, click on the link for the school site first, then find your directory. If your directory is within the classes, pages, projects, or pubs directories, click on the link for that directory first, then find your site.
Please note that we only keep stats for one year.
Definitions
| Term |
Description |
| Hit | A Hit is simply a successful request to your web server from a visitor's browser for any type of file, whether an image, HTML page, an MP3 file, or any other type. A single web page can cause many Hits — one for each image included on the page, etc. |
| Pageview | A Page is defined as any file or content delivered by a web server that would generally be considered a web document. This includes HTML pages (.html, .htm, .shtml), script-generated pages (.cgi, .asp, .cfm, etc.), and plain-text pages. It also includes sound files (.wav, .aiff, etc.), video files (.mov, etc.), and other non-document files. Only image files (.jpeg, .gif, .png), javascript (.js) and style sheets (.css) are excluded from this definition. Each time a file defined as a page is served, a pageview is registered by Urchin. |
| Session | A Session is defined as a series of clicks on your site by an individual visitor during a specific period of time. A Session is initiated when the visitor arrives at your site, and it ends when the browser is closed or there is a period of inactivity. Sessions quantities will vary to some degree based on what type of visitor tracking method is employed. |
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Need More Help?
Urchin provides very thorough documentation for all elements of the application and interface. You can view this documentation both contextually on specific pages or at the Urchin Help Center.
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