Using Interactive Visualizations of WWW Log Data to Characterize Access Patterns and Inform Site Design

摘要

HTTP server log files provide Web site operators with substantial detail regarding the visitors to their sites. Interest in interpreting this data has spawned an active Market for software packages that summarize and ana- Lyze this data, providing histograms, pie graphs, and Other charts summarizing usage patterns. Although use- Ful, these summaries obscure useful information and Restrict users to passive interpretation of static displays.