Transaction Log Analysis [BLS]
Summary Log Analysis
- Dec 1996, March, Sept, Nov 1997)
- page activity, keyword searches, hosts
Sequential Log Analysis
- Oct 1996, Oct 1997
- Develop coding scheme for “pages” (57)
- Parse into “sessions”
- 958,887 requests in 171,024 sessions 1996
- 2,094,008 requests in 293,763 sessions in 1997 (118% & 72% increases)
- Transform sessions into coded sessions
- Explore patterns with Sequence Program
Caveats (caching, server-side only)