Indicator system
Introduction
In computer information systems, a dashboard or dashboard is a type of graphical user interface that often provides quick views of data relevant to a particular objective or process through a combination of "Visualization (graphical)") and summary information displays.[1][2][3][4] In another use, "dashboard" is another name for "progress report" or "report" and is considered a form of data visualization.
The dashboard is usually accessible through a web browser and is usually linked to data sources that are updated regularly.[1][3] Dashboards are usually interactive and make it easy for users to explore the data themselves.[1][3].
The most popular dashboards include Google Analytics, used on 55% of all websites,[5] which show the activity on a website, such as visits, entry pages, bounce rate and traffic sources.
The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic brought other dashboards to the fore, with the Johns Hopkins coronavirus tracker[1][6] and the UK government's coronavirus tracker[7] being good examples. In the United States, all 50 state governments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used dashboards on their websites to communicate information about COVID-19 to the public.[3].
The term dashboard originates from the automobile dashboard, where drivers monitor the main functions at a glance through the instrument panel.
Types of indicators
Business management requires a system of indicators (KPIs or Key Performance Indicators) that facilitate decision-making and control. A complete analysis system is required.
There are countless possible indicators that we can use. Some ratios or indicators are very general in use. The most common are, for example:
Other indicators must be developed expressly to analyze a specific company.
The indicator system must be organized in a dashboard. The dashboard collects the main indicators and presents them in a clear and useful way. The dashboard is a system that informs us of the evolution of the fundamental parameters of the business.
The dashboards must present only that information that is essential, in a simple and, of course, synoptic and summarized way.
References
- [1] ↑ a b c d Dong, Ensheng; Du, Hongru; Gardner, Lauren (2020). «An interactive web-based dashboard to track COVID-19 in real time». The Lancet 20 (5): 533-534. PMC 7159018. PMID 32087114. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30120-1.: https://es.wikipedia.org//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7159018
- [2] ↑ Everts, Jonathan (2020). «The dashboard pandemic». Dialogues in Human Geography 10 (2): 260-264. doi:10.1177/2043820620935355.: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177%2F2043820620935355
- [3] ↑ a b c d Adams, Aaron M.; Xiang, Chen; Li, Weidong; Zhang, Chuanrong (26 de junio de 2023). «Normalizing the pandemic: exploring the cartographic issues in state government COVID-19 dashboards». Journal of Maps 19 (23): 1-9. Bibcode:2023JMaps..19Q...1A. doi:10.1080/17445647.2023.2235385.: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023JMaps..19Q...1A
- [4] ↑ «What is a dashboard? A complete overview». Tableau. Consultado el 30 de marzo de 2024.: https://www.tableau.com/learn/articles/dashboards/what-is#:~:text=Data%20visualization%20is%20a%20way,related%20information%20easier%20to%20understand.
- [5] ↑ «Usage Statistics and Market Share of Google Analytics for Websites, October 2020». w3techs.com. Consultado el 11 de octubre de 2020.: https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/ta-googleanalytics
- [6] ↑ «Home». Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center (en inglés). Consultado el 11 de octubre de 2020.