Google analytics loading time?

Anyone know how to make Google analytics load quicker?, I really like the info it provides but it seems to be very slow.

 

Best to ask this question for Google. I've also found that Analytics definitely loads longer than Google AdSense

 

I had to remove Analytics on a site I work on due to loading time... It's a great piece of software but the whole page, JS and all, loaded in 1.4 seconds, the analytics code is the last thing on page and prevented it to display before 3.4 to 4 seconds...

 

Just seems odd that Google is now using loading time as a measure of quality for the site yet they provide the slowest loading time for Google Analytics.

 

Yeah, something which I agree
At times it could delay site loading by few seconds but then, there's nothing else we can do about it if we want to continue using analytics.

 

Are you running the older urchin.js, or the newer ga.js script?

To quote G, "Installing the lighter ga.js code snippet instead of the old tracking code (urchin.js, 'legacy') lets you take advantage of upcoming advanced features and sophisticated reporting while keeping the reliable tracking capabilities of urchin.js".

http://www.google.com/support/analytics/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=69588

To speed things up, you could also look at hosting the analytics javascript code on your website. You may need to do a bit more digging around to get this working though, as there may be some hurdles.

 

THANKS for the info as I did not know about the newer version, I will look into trying it instead.

 

host ga.js is best solution for all problems.

And, put the code on bottom of page, if can.

 

i installed the newer version and have not noticed a delay