Research:Data presentation

This page provides a (non-exhaustive) list of examples of how metrics defined in the metrics standardization proposal can be aggregated, transformed and presented. Data presentation is as critical as the definitions themselves: the choice of the appropriate presentation mode for each metric or metric family is a fundamental design requirement for the Vital Signs project. Each plot is based on actual data aggregated monthly and spanning the 2006-2013 period, using one of the proposed standardized metric definitions.

Count, single project

Absolute number of new editors per month in the Spanish Wikipedia.

Count, single project with smoothing

Absolute number of new editors per month in the Spanish Wikipedia, plotted along with a smoothed trendline.

Count, multiple projects

Comparison of the absolute number of new editors per month in the Spanish and German Wikipedia.

Rate, single project

New editor rate: Proportion of monthly new registered users who become new editors.

Rate, multiple projects

New editor rate: Proportion of monthly new registered users who become new editors in the Spanish and German Wikipedia.

Rate, multiple thresholds

New editor rate: Proportion of monthly new registered users in the Spanish Wikipedia who become new editors, by completing 1 edit in their first 24 hours of activity, compared to users who complete 5 edits in the same period.