Re: [Wiki-research-l] [Analytics] Analysis into active user stats
I've added some more comments to the data analysis section On Wed, 1 May 2019 at 17:31, RhinosF1 Wikipedia wrote: > I can provide a better summary. I've only left the short comments at the > bottom. > > Unfortunately, something has come up but I'll try tonight. > > On Wed, 1 May 2019 at 16:02, Aaron Halfaker > wrote: > >> RhinosF1, could you provide an executive summary of your study's findings? >> As a bigger ask, I'd like to see something that looks more like a research >> report with an Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, and >> Discussion/Conclusion. >> >> On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 6:16 AM RhinosF1 Wikipedia >> wrote: >> >> > The page on English Wikipedia is up to date with them now >> > >> > On Tue, 30 Apr 2019 at 22:51, Stuart A. Yeates >> wrote: >> > >> > > > I "have attached a .pdf of the results to this email." >> > > >> > > This appears not to have come through. >> > > >> > > cheers >> > > stuart >> > > >> > > -- >> > > ...let us be heard from red core to black sky >> > > >> > > On Wed, 1 May 2019 at 08:50, RhinosF1 Wikipedia >> > > wrote: >> > > > >> > > > Hi all, >> > > > As you maybe aware, Over the last 3 weeks, I've been looking into >> the >> > > > accuracy of active user statistics on English Wikipedia. >> > > > >> > > > I haven't had a chance to upload the final results to >> > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:RhinosF1/activeuser but I have >> > > completed >> > > > the gathering of statistics and have attached a .pdf of the results >> to >> > > this >> > > > email. >> > > > >> > > > I've found it interesting how there is a sudden drop in the number >> of >> > > > active users although I half expected this and intended to find it >> > > although >> > > > I want to look deeper. >> > > > >> > > > I'd like too see whether this is down to blocks or just not >> continuing >> > > and >> > > > asses whether time requirements or edit requirements have bigger >> > impact. >> > > > >> > > > I look forward to any feedback and help in the research. >> > > > >> > > > The plan for the next stages are as follows: >> > > > 1. About 10-14 days for people getting this email to respond. >> > > > 2. Run the new list of queries for about 2-3 week to gather some >> data >> > to >> > > > show >> > > > 3. Show the data to enwiki users and ask for feedback / help >> > collecting >> > > > data >> > > > 4. Present results in 2-3 months time. >> > > > 5. Gather wide feedback on results >> > > > 6. Maybe take action to improve it if we can see what action needs >> > doing >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > As you will see most of the data is from around 9pm UTC so in future >> > > stages >> > > > I would appreciate data collection from a larger range of times. >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > Thanks in advance, >> > > > RhinosF1 >> > > > ___ >> > > > Wiki-research-l mailing list >> > > > Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l >> > > >> > > ___ >> > > Analytics mailing list >> > > analyt...@lists.wikimedia.org >> > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/analytics >> > > >> > ___ >> > Wiki-research-l mailing list >> > Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l >> > >> ___ >> Wiki-research-l mailing list >> Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l >> > ___ Wiki-research-l mailing list Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l
Re: [Wiki-research-l] [Analytics] Analysis into active user stats
I can provide a better summary. I've only left the short comments at the bottom. Unfortunately, something has come up but I'll try tonight. On Wed, 1 May 2019 at 16:02, Aaron Halfaker wrote: > RhinosF1, could you provide an executive summary of your study's findings? > As a bigger ask, I'd like to see something that looks more like a research > report with an Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, and > Discussion/Conclusion. > > On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 6:16 AM RhinosF1 Wikipedia > wrote: > > > The page on English Wikipedia is up to date with them now > > > > On Tue, 30 Apr 2019 at 22:51, Stuart A. Yeates > wrote: > > > > > > I "have attached a .pdf of the results to this email." > > > > > > This appears not to have come through. > > > > > > cheers > > > stuart > > > > > > -- > > > ...let us be heard from red core to black sky > > > > > > On Wed, 1 May 2019 at 08:50, RhinosF1 Wikipedia > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > As you maybe aware, Over the last 3 weeks, I've been looking into the > > > > accuracy of active user statistics on English Wikipedia. > > > > > > > > I haven't had a chance to upload the final results to > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:RhinosF1/activeuser but I have > > > completed > > > > the gathering of statistics and have attached a .pdf of the results > to > > > this > > > > email. > > > > > > > > I've found it interesting how there is a sudden drop in the number of > > > > active users although I half expected this and intended to find it > > > although > > > > I want to look deeper. > > > > > > > > I'd like too see whether this is down to blocks or just not > continuing > > > and > > > > asses whether time requirements or edit requirements have bigger > > impact. > > > > > > > > I look forward to any feedback and help in the research. > > > > > > > > The plan for the next stages are as follows: > > > > 1. About 10-14 days for people getting this email to respond. > > > > 2. Run the new list of queries for about 2-3 week to gather some data > > to > > > > show > > > > 3. Show the data to enwiki users and ask for feedback / help > > collecting > > > > data > > > > 4. Present results in 2-3 months time. > > > > 5. Gather wide feedback on results > > > > 6. Maybe take action to improve it if we can see what action needs > > doing > > > > > > > > > > > > As you will see most of the data is from around 9pm UTC so in future > > > stages > > > > I would appreciate data collection from a larger range of times. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > RhinosF1 > > > > ___ > > > > Wiki-research-l mailing list > > > > Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l > > > > > > ___ > > > Analytics mailing list > > > analyt...@lists.wikimedia.org > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/analytics > > > > > ___ > > Wiki-research-l mailing list > > Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l > > > ___ > Wiki-research-l mailing list > Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l > ___ Wiki-research-l mailing list Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l
Re: [Wiki-research-l] [Analytics] Analysis into active user stats
RhinosF1, could you provide an executive summary of your study's findings? As a bigger ask, I'd like to see something that looks more like a research report with an Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion/Conclusion. On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 6:16 AM RhinosF1 Wikipedia wrote: > The page on English Wikipedia is up to date with them now > > On Tue, 30 Apr 2019 at 22:51, Stuart A. Yeates wrote: > > > > I "have attached a .pdf of the results to this email." > > > > This appears not to have come through. > > > > cheers > > stuart > > > > -- > > ...let us be heard from red core to black sky > > > > On Wed, 1 May 2019 at 08:50, RhinosF1 Wikipedia > > wrote: > > > > > > Hi all, > > > As you maybe aware, Over the last 3 weeks, I've been looking into the > > > accuracy of active user statistics on English Wikipedia. > > > > > > I haven't had a chance to upload the final results to > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:RhinosF1/activeuser but I have > > completed > > > the gathering of statistics and have attached a .pdf of the results to > > this > > > email. > > > > > > I've found it interesting how there is a sudden drop in the number of > > > active users although I half expected this and intended to find it > > although > > > I want to look deeper. > > > > > > I'd like too see whether this is down to blocks or just not continuing > > and > > > asses whether time requirements or edit requirements have bigger > impact. > > > > > > I look forward to any feedback and help in the research. > > > > > > The plan for the next stages are as follows: > > > 1. About 10-14 days for people getting this email to respond. > > > 2. Run the new list of queries for about 2-3 week to gather some data > to > > > show > > > 3. Show the data to enwiki users and ask for feedback / help > collecting > > > data > > > 4. Present results in 2-3 months time. > > > 5. Gather wide feedback on results > > > 6. Maybe take action to improve it if we can see what action needs > doing > > > > > > > > > As you will see most of the data is from around 9pm UTC so in future > > stages > > > I would appreciate data collection from a larger range of times. > > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > RhinosF1 > > > ___ > > > Wiki-research-l mailing list > > > Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l > > > > ___ > > Analytics mailing list > > analyt...@lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/analytics > > > ___ > Wiki-research-l mailing list > Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l > ___ Wiki-research-l mailing list Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l
Re: [Wiki-research-l] [Analytics] Analysis into active user stats
The page on English Wikipedia is up to date with them now On Tue, 30 Apr 2019 at 22:51, Stuart A. Yeates wrote: > > I "have attached a .pdf of the results to this email." > > This appears not to have come through. > > cheers > stuart > > -- > ...let us be heard from red core to black sky > > On Wed, 1 May 2019 at 08:50, RhinosF1 Wikipedia > wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > As you maybe aware, Over the last 3 weeks, I've been looking into the > > accuracy of active user statistics on English Wikipedia. > > > > I haven't had a chance to upload the final results to > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:RhinosF1/activeuser but I have > completed > > the gathering of statistics and have attached a .pdf of the results to > this > > email. > > > > I've found it interesting how there is a sudden drop in the number of > > active users although I half expected this and intended to find it > although > > I want to look deeper. > > > > I'd like too see whether this is down to blocks or just not continuing > and > > asses whether time requirements or edit requirements have bigger impact. > > > > I look forward to any feedback and help in the research. > > > > The plan for the next stages are as follows: > > 1. About 10-14 days for people getting this email to respond. > > 2. Run the new list of queries for about 2-3 week to gather some data to > > show > > 3. Show the data to enwiki users and ask for feedback / help collecting > > data > > 4. Present results in 2-3 months time. > > 5. Gather wide feedback on results > > 6. Maybe take action to improve it if we can see what action needs doing > > > > > > As you will see most of the data is from around 9pm UTC so in future > stages > > I would appreciate data collection from a larger range of times. > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > RhinosF1 > > ___ > > Wiki-research-l mailing list > > Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l > > ___ > Analytics mailing list > analyt...@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/analytics > ___ Wiki-research-l mailing list Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l
