Google Analytics - async tracking with two accounts

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Published on 2010-04-16T09:20:35Z Indexed on 2010/04/16 9:23 UTC
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I'm currently testing GAs new async code snippet using two different tracking codes on the same page;

_gaq.push(
    ['_setAccount', 'UA-XXXXXXXX-1'],
    ['_trackPageview'],
    ['b._setAccount', 'UA-XXXXXXXX-2'],
    ['b._trackPageview'] 
);

Although both codes work, I've noticed that they present inconsistent results. Now, we aren't talking huge differences here, only 1 or 2 visits / day every now and then. However, this site is tiny and 1 or 2 visits equates to a 15% difference in figures. Now, the final site has much more traffic, but my concerns are;

  • will this inconsistancy scale with traffic?
  • assuming not, is a slight variation in recorded stats an accepted norm?

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