The "Usage By - Sessions" report shows the number of sessions served for the Web site.

A session is defined as one or more transactions between the Web server and a specific IP Address. Sessions expire after 15 minutes of inactivity. This report can be viewed by day, week, month or range.

Daily report

The Daily report contains the 365 Day History graph, 24 Hour Breakdown of the Day, Summary for the Day and the Hourly Breakdown of Day.

The 365 Day History is divided into daily units, showing the total number of user sessions started in each day.

The 24 Hour Breakdown of Day is divided into hourly units. It shows the active and average hourly usage by sessions.

• The active hourly usage by sessions is the total number of sessions started in each hour.
• The average hourly usage by sessions is the average number of sessions started in each hour over the entire year. It is equal to the total number of sessions started in that hour in the entire year divided by the total number of days since the first statistics including the current day.

The Summary shows the Total For Day, the Average Daily, the Top Hour, the Average Top Hour, the Low Hour and the Average Low Hour. In a case where two or more hours have the same number of sessions, and this number of sessions would make those hours the Top Hour, the Average Top Hour, the Low Hour or the Average Low Hour, the first hour chronologically from the start of the day will be reported.

• The Total For Day is the sum of all the sessions started since 12:00:00 AM Web server time.
• The Average Daily Total is calculated by taking the total number of sessions in the year and dividing by the total number of days since the first statistics including the current day.
• The Top Hour is the hour of the current day with the most sessions.
• The Average Top Hour is the hour with the highest average. The average for each hour is calculated as in Historic Averages below.
• The Low Hour is the hour of the current day with the least sessions.
• The Average Low Hour is the hour with the lowest average. The average for each hour is calculated as in Historic Averages below.

The Hourly Breakdown of Day shows Time, Hourly Total, Historic Averages and % of Total. It also includes the Daily Total and the Hourly Average.

• Time shows the hour of the information.
• Hourly Total is the total number of sessions started in that hour.
• Historic Averages is the average number of sessions in that hour. The average for each hour is calculated by taking the total number of sessions for that hour in the year and dividing by the total number of days since the first statistics including the current day.
• % of Total shows what part of the days sessions occurred in the hour. This is calculated by dividing the number of sessions in the hour by the total number of sessions in the day and multiplying by 100 to get the percentage.
• Daily Total is the total number of sessions in the day.
• Hourly Average is the total number of sessions started in the day divided by 24. It is the same as The Active Daily Average in the 24 Hour Breakdown of Day.

Weekly view

The Weekly view contains the 365 Day History, the Breakdown of Week, the Summary and the Daily Breakdown of Week.

The 365 Day History is divided into weekly units, showing the total number of user sessions started in each week.

The Breakdown of Week is divided into daily units. It shows the active and average daily usage by sessions.

• The active daily usage by sessions is the total number of sessions started in each day.
• The average daily usage by sessions is the average number of sessions started in each day over the entire year. It is equal to the total number of sessions started in that day in the entire year divided by the total number of weeks since the first statistics including the current week.

The Summary shows the Total For Week, the Average Weekly, the Top Day, the Average Top Day, the Low Day and the Average Low Day. In a case where two or more days have the same number of sessions and this number of sessions would make those days the Top Day, the Average Top Day, the Low Day or the Average Low Day, the first day chronologically from the start of the week will be reported.

• The Total For Week is the sum of all the sessions started since 12:00:00 AM Web server time on the Sunday starting the week.
• The Average Weekly Total is calculated by taking the total number of sessions in the year and dividing by the total number of weeks since the first statistics including the current week.
• The Top Day is the day of the current week with the most sessions.
• The Average Top Day is the day with the highest average. The average for each day is calculated as in Historic Averages below.
• The Low Day is the day of the current week with the least sessions.
• The Average Low Day is the day with the lowest average. The average for each day is calculated as in Historic Averages below.

The Daily Breakdown of Week shows Day, Daily Total, Historic Averages and % of Total. It also includes the Weekly Total and the Daily Average.

• Day shows the day of the information.
• Daily Total is the total number of sessions started in that day.
• Historic Averages is the average number of sessions in that day. The average for each day is calculated by taking the total number of sessions for that day in the year and dividing by the total number of weeks since the first statistics including the current week.
• % of Total shows what part of the weeks sessions occurred in the day. This is calculated by dividing the number of sessions in the day by the total number of sessions in the week and multiplying by 100 to get the percentage.
• Weekly Total is the total number of sessions in the week.
• Daily Average is the total number of sessions started in the week divided by 7. It is the same as The Active Daily Average in the Breakdown of Week.

Monthly view

The Monthly view contains the 365 Day History, the graphical Breakdown of Month, the Summary, the textual Breakdown of Month and the Breakdown of Year.

The 365 Day History is divided into monthly units, showing the total number of user sessions started in each month.

The graphical Breakdown of Month is divided into daily units. It shows the daily usage by sessions and the overall average daily usage.

• The daily usage by sessions is the total number of sessions started in each day.
• The overall average daily usage is the total number of sessions started in the month divided by the number of days in that month.

The Summary shows the "Total For Month", the "Average Monthly Total" and the "Average Daily Total".

• The Total For Month is the sum of all the sessions started since 12:00:00 AM Web server time on the first day of the month.
• The Average Monthly Total is calculated by taking the total number of sessions in the year and dividing by the total number of months since the first statistics including the current month.
• The Average Daily Total is the total number of sessions started in the month divided by the number of days in that month.

The textual Breakdown of Month shows Day of Month, Total and % of Total. It also includes the Monthly Total and the Daily Average.

• Day of Month is the weekday and full date (Month/Day/Year).
• Total is the total number of sessions started on each day.
• % of Total shows what part of the months sessions occurred in the day. This is calculated by dividing the number of sessions in the day by the total number of sessions in the month and multiplying by 100 to get the percentage.
• Monthly Total is the total number of sessions started in the month.
• Daily Average is the total number of sessions in the month divided by the total number of days in the month.

The Breakdown of Year shows the Month, Total and % of Total. It also includes the Year Total and Monthly Average.

• Month is the month and the year.
• Total is the number of sessions for the Month.
• % of Total shows what part of the years sessions occurred in the month. This is calculated by dividing the number of sessions in the month by the total number of sessions in the year and multiplying by 100 to get the percentage.
• Year Total is the total number of sessions in the year.
• Monthly Average is the total number of sessions in the year divided by the number of months in the year. This will be less than 12 if statistics start later in the year.

The Range view

The Range view contains the 365 Day History and the textual Breakdown of Range.

The 365 Day History is divided into daily units, showing the total number of sessions that occurred on the Web site each day.

The textual Breakdown of Range shows Day of Month, Total and % of Total. It also includes the Range Total and the Daily Average.

• Day of Month is the weekday and full date (Month/Day/Year).
• Total is the total number of sessions on each day.
• % of Total shows what part of the ranges sessions occurred in the day. This is calculated by dividing the number of sessions in the day by the total number of sessions in the range and multiplying by 100 to get the percentage.
• Range Total is the total number of sessions in the range.
• Daily Average is the total number of sessions in the range divided by the total number of days in the range.

 

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