Time period and trend

The Analytics: Monitoring pages use a Time period selector to adjust the range of data that is shown. Trend data varies according to the time period selected.

Time period

Set the time period for the monitoring page using the Time period drop-down menu. Monitoring pages can display reports for traffic for the following time periods:

  • 1 hour (available in a future release)
  • 24 hours
  • 7 days
  • 30 days

The selected time period applies to all panels on the page.

Trend

Some statistics have a trend indicator that displays the percentage change between the displayed statistic and the last comparable reporting period.

Table 1.
Time period Trend
1 hour

Trend is calculated from the difference between the current value and a 1 hour period beginning 2 hours ago. For example:

  • Displayed data: 09:00 - 09:59
  • Comparison period: 08:00 - 08:59
24 hours

Trend is calculated from the difference between the current value and a 24 hour period 7 days ago. For example:

  • Displayed data: Tuesday 14th 09:00 - Wednesday 15th 08:59
  • Comparison period: Tuesday 7th 09:00 - Wednesday 8th 08:59
7 days

Trend is calculated from the difference between the current value and a 7 day period beginning at the same time 14 days ago. For example:

  • Displayed data: Tuesday 14th 09:00 - Tuesday 21st 08:59
  • Comparison period: Tuesday 7th 09:00 - Tuesday 14th 08:59
30 days

Trend is calculated from the difference between the current value and a 30 day period beginning at the same time 60 days ago. For example:

Displayed data: Wednesday 1st May 09:00 - Friday 31st May 08:59

Comparison period: Monday 1st April 09:00 - Wednesday 1st May 08:59