Wikimetrics

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Wikimetrics deals with measurement of Wikis. That includes specifying metrics and monitoring the frequency and consistency of their measurement, and their usefulness to users and researchers.

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Metrics [edit]

Qualitative (Priorities, etc.) [edit]

Priorities worth determining and measuring, via regular surveys, click-throughs, etc:

  • What editors/contributors are interested in
  • What non-contributor readers are interested in

Quantitative (Statistics, etc.) [edit]

  • Hits (by page/subject, user, time)
  • Edits (by page/subject, user, time, type, size)
    • New pages (by number, subject, user, time, title, type, size)

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References [edit]

  • Statistics
  • Voss, Jakob (2005): Measuring Wikipedia. In: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics