WikiFactor

{{Lowercase}} A '''wikiFactor''' is a measure of the 'popularity' of a wiki website. It is based on the Hirsch h-index which is commonly used to measure the impact a scientist has had in the literature.<ref>{{cite arXiv |eprint=0902.3439v2 |first=Carl |last=McBride |title=wikiFactor: a measure of the importance of a wiki site |date=20 February 2009 |class=physics.soc-ph}}</ref>

The wikiFactor is simply the number of pages in the wiki (''wF'') that have had more than 1000 multiplied by ''wF'' visits.

For example a wikiFactor (wF) of, say, 20 – means that page number 20 in the ranking of pages visited has received 20,000 or more visits, whereas page 21 has not '''yet''' reached 21,000 visits.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+ Example rank list excerpt (wikiFactor = 38) |- ! Rank !! Example view count !! Factorous page? |- | 36 || 41682 || {{yes}} |- | 37 || 41232 || {{yes}} |- | 38 || 38221 || {{yes}} |- | 39 || 38117 || {{no}} |- | 40 || 36656 || {{no}} |- |}

The WikiIndex site uses the wikiFactor as one of the measures for classifying the importance of a Wiki.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=Template:Size&oldid=174623 |title=Template:Size |website=WikiIndex |accessdate=15 February 2014}}</ref>

== See also == * Audience measurement

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Category:Wikis Category:Audience measurement