Since the beginning of WebNV I've always used AWStats to gather the statistics of my web site. It was standard and came free with my web host. Plus, it's easy to use and understand. It includes pretty much everything you need regarding your web site's stats. I could check my number of visits, visitors locale, length of visits, etc. So why would I try another stats program like Google's Analytics? Well, simply because I want to try something new, and I'm glad I did.