Using Public Health Dashboards

1h 6mIntermediate2020-09-18

Authors

Jennifer Shin

Madecraft

Full-Service Learning Content Company

Course details

Certain events bring big data into the public eye. The COVID-19 pandemic has generated an extensive amount of data from public institutions that are publishing their own dashboards, including governments, hospitals, and schools. However, when using these resources, it's important to be able to evaluate the accuracy of the data and even more critical to use the data in a responsible manner. Learn how to evaluate the various dashboards that are available to researchers, including the COVID-19 dashboard from John Hopkins University and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) dashboard, in this course with data scientist and professor Jennifer Shin. Learn how to view and interpret dashboard metrics and visualizations and use them effectively in your own data science projects.

Topics include:
What is a dashboard?
Identifying the underlying data
Interpreting key metrics
Navigating the John Hopkins COVID-19 dashboard
Evaluating the IHME dashboard
Assessing the risks and limitations of using the dashboard

Skills covered

Data VisualizationPersonaData ScienceBusiness Analysis and StrategyBusiness Software and Tools

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Using COVID-19 dashboards effectively

1. Dashboards

02 - Overview of dashboards
03 - Is data for all
04 - Data sources
05 - Dashboard components

2. Metrics and Visualizations

06 - Understanding metrics
07 - Metrics - Total vs. new counts
08 - Metrics - Other reports
09 - Dashboard visualizations

3. COVID-19 Dashboard by CSSE at JHU

10 - Overview of the CSSE dashboard
11 - Dashboard features
12 - Data sources and references
13 - Data repository

4. Alternative Dashboards

14 - Not all dashboards are created equal
15 - Introduction to IHME dashboard
16 - Regional data

5. Key Considerations

17 - COVID-19 dashboards
18 - Limitations of dashboards
19 - Considering cases
20 - Key takeaways