Table 4.

Summary of analysis and presentation of dashboard information.

Considerations		Value, n (%)
Time trend analysis availability (N=158)
	Time trend analysis available	138 (87.3)
	No time trend analysis	20 (12.7)
Use of time trend analysis (n=138)a,b
	By day	128 (92.8)
	By week	33 (23.9)
	By month	19 (13.8)
Geographic levels (scales) of analysis (N=158)b
	International (multicountry)	54 (34.2)
	National	118 (74.7)
	Regional	117 (74.1)
	Municipal	54 (34.2)
	Neighborhood	13 (8.2)
	Other	5 (3.2)
Number of levels (scales) of analysis per dashboard (N=158)
	1 level	34 (21.5)
	2 levels	65 (41.1)
	3 or more levels	59 (37.3)
Disaggregation availability per dashboard (N=158)
	1 or 2 types of disaggregation	48 (30.4)
	3 or 4 types of disaggregation	42 (26.6)
	5 or more types of disaggregation	6 (3.8)
	No disaggregation options	62 (39.2)
Disaggregation options (n=96)a,b
	Age	79 (82.3)
	Sex	71 (74.0)
	Mode of transmission	26 (27.1)
	Long-term care facilities	16 (16.7)
	Ethnicity	12 (12.5)
	Race	10 (10.4)
	Health workers	9 (9.4)
	Comorbidities	9 (9.4)
	Socio-economic status	2 (2.1)
	Other	23 (24.0)
Visualization features (N=158)b
	Graphs/charts	134 (84.8)
	Maps	111 (70.3)
	Tables	95 (60.1)
	Video/animations	10 (6.3)
Use of narratives to interpret data (N=158)
	Yes, to clarify the quality of the data only	28 (17.7)
	Yes, to clarify the meaning of the data only	23 (14.6)
	Yes, to clarify both the quality and the meaning	31 (19.6)
	No	76 (48.1)
Simplification techniques used (n=104)a,b
	Use of color-coding	93 (89.4)
	Size variation	40 (38.5)
	Icons	6 (5.8)
Interactive options (n=126)a,b
	More information	115 (91.3)
	Change of information	61 (48.4)
	Change of display	44 (34.9)

^aSubset of applicable dashboards (ie, 138 dashboards that do use time trends).

^bPercentages for these considerations do not total to 100%, as multiple considerations could be present per dashboard.