Can I trust the data?

The data are fascinating, but I probably shouldn't get too excited.

This is from the native Stats analysis. Google Analytics uses different algorithms. All this does is tell me where the bots are. This is showing one week. If I change it to show the last month, the order of country names is almost the same.

As soon as I publish this blog, the number of pageviews will start going up from zero. Are bots going to be making decisions for us soon? What's the point of the artificially inflated number of views? Yes, I know! Clicks = pageviews = revenue. It's all just a numbers game. I should publish a post completely made up of gibberish and see how many hits it gets. It's going to be interesting fighting Autocorrect.

So, reader, I am asking for your stories. How do you use data analysis generated by algorithms? How effective do you think algorithms are as an analytical tool?

As always, please keep it civil and relevant. I promise I will refrain from commenting on your experience, but I might be curious enough to ask questions to better understand your story.