[Dspace-general] Statistics

[Peter Kennedy]

> I would like to say that statistics are there for different purposes:
> 1) detect errors (why nobody looked at my site last sunday?)
> 2) provide KPI (Key Performance Indicators), measures that a manager
> follows on the medium term to take organisational decisions
> 3) investigate new hypothesis before investing to change the
> organisation.

And we can add to that the use of statistics as a marketing tool - in
particular to show academic staff how much use is being made of their
contributions and, perhaps, also to encourage others to contribute.

Regards, Peter Kennedy