Diondra,
Something that catches a lot of folks out (not saying this is what is happening, but it could be!) boils down to the periodic nature of these reports.
Say, for example, you are looking at 30-minute intervals. It is possible for an interaction to start alerting at 2 seconds before the hour and be answered at 2 seconds after. This would result in the two metrics being reported in different intervals.
The same issue applies when looking at Queue information. Folks often ask why Number Offered does not equal Number Answered + Number Abandoned + Number Transferred Out. It's because of the queue not being empty at the start / end of the period. If you consider Interactions already in the Queue at the start of the period, and Interactions remaining in the Queue at the end, you find it does add up 😉
HTH
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Paul Simpson
Views expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.
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