LinkedIn are the kings of this sort of misleading information. I find it quite annoying but I suspect it is probably effective for them.
See also: the way they play with the "how many people have clicked on your profile in that last XYZ days" to always make it seem like you've got a lot of people clicking.
See also: the way they play with the "how many people have clicked on your profile in that last XYZ days" to always make it seem like you've got a lot of people clicking.