Exploring COVID Data Visualization Sites

COVID Data Visualization Sites

A. Visit the following three sites and then respond to the questions

1. John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
   • The Impact of Opening and Closing Decisions by State
2. The COVID Tracking Project
3. CDC COVID Data Tracker

Questions

• What is similar about the three sites and the data they provide the public?
• What is different about the three sites and the data they provide the public?
• Which site do you prefer? Why?
• Is there any data visualization that helped you understand the trends better than others? If so, which one? Why?

B. Visit the COVID-19 Simulator, explore the four different simulators on the site, and respond to the questions

• COVID-19 Simulator

Questions

• How could the COVID-19 Policy Simulator help health officials make decisions on the policies they need to enact for the next 16 weeks?
• What value does the COVID-19 Outbreak Tool offer policy makers?
• What information could the COVID-19 Football Tracker provide health officials and help them make decisions?
• What value does the COVID-19 Seroprevalence data offer policy makers?