Helpful Dashboard Widget Stats

  • Resolved anefarious1

    (@anefarious1)


    5 years, 8 months ago

    I remember you had mentioned somewhere recently how the Most Helpful and Least Helpful stats were being calculated but I forgot the exact methodology. I ask because I see that my most helpful article is showing as 89.473684210526% followed by 100% and then 81.818181818182%, etc. This seems out of order but I understand why.

    Anyway, it would be great if you could show more than just a percentage. Actually, my least helpful articles always appear as 100% due to less activity on the negative side.

    Perhaps add a net nominal total or some other view into the statistics (maybe along the lines of your methodology) – just a suggestion.

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  • Plugin Author Pixelbart

    (@pixelbart)

    Hi @anefarious1

    Helpful calculates the values as follows:

    Least Helpful:

    pro = 2;
    contra = 5;
    average = ( contra – pro ); // 5 – 2 = 3
    total = ( pro + contra ); // 5 + 2 = 7
    percentage = ( average / total ) * 100; // ( 3 / 7 ) * 100 = 42% contra (or -42%)

    Most Helpful:

    pro = 7;
    contra = 2;
    average = ( pro – contra ); // 7 – 2 = 5
    total = ( pro + contra ); // 7 + 2 = 9
    percentage = ( average / total ) * 100; // ( 5 / 9 ) * 100 = 55,56% pro (or -55,56%)

    The percentages are currently not rounded. However, I can consider this in the next update. I’ve just corrected it and I’m running the update now.

    Since I am not a professional in statistics, I can be given suggestions at any time. So if you have suggestions for corrections in the calculation, you can tell me them here. Best always with a formula, then I don’t have to choose the wrong one.

    And as always: Thank you very much for your feedback!

    ^Kevin

    Thread Starter anefarious1

    (@anefarious1)

    Hi Kevin,

    I would recommend removing the published date from the widget. For example:

    Published 3 years ago (89.473684210526%)

    There’s no need for the “Published 3 years ago” part.

    Also, why not list the total pro and total contra with the percentage? This will provide insight into why a particular article appears where it does. With only a percentage, it is lacking the necessary data.

    Plugin Author Pixelbart

    (@pixelbart)

    @anefarious1

    With the latest update this should be better. Then you can hide the publishing date in the settings under Details. Also there is now something like: 3 helpful / 1 not helpful (75% helpful in total)

    Hopefully this is better now and thank you for helping me to make helpful better!

    4.0.17
    – Most and least helpful entries in dashboard widget extended. Here you can find more information about Helpful for each post. The publishing date for these two values can also be deactivated in the Helpful settings under Details.

    Thread Starter anefarious1

    (@anefarious1)

    It’s really great! Now all the stats make sense without any wondering!

    • This reply was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by anefarious1.
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