Discrepancy in download statistics

[ymirv]

For my project, ectdindexer, there are discrepancies in the number of downloads listed under project statistics:
https://sourceforge.net/project/stats/detail.php?group_id=258309&ugn=ectdindexer&type=prdownload&mode=alltime&file_id=0
and the beta download stats:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ectdindexer/files/stats/timeline?dates=2009-04-02+to+2010-12-30
for every month since the beta stats became available.

Which means that at least one of the sets of numbers is false.

[ctsai]

This is expected, both the standard and the Beta statistics both systems try to filter our illegitimate downloads (such as from scripts, bots, misbehaving download managers, etc.). However, the algorithms they use are different, in some cases, the standard system's algorithm is more accurate, in others, the beta is more accurate. In any case though, that is why the numbers do not match up.

Moving forward, we will be fully supporting the Beta statistics system.

Regards,
Chris Tsai, SourceForge.net Support