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Time Series Page (T5)

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Usage notes

The core design principle of 'it’s all about the numbers', including the following requirements, has been applied to this template:

Primary Needs

  • Download the time series as CVS or Excel (expert analyst)
  • View the time series as chart (information forager)

    Secondary Needs
  • Understand what the time series is (information forager)
  • Download additional data (expert analyst; information forager)

    Additional needs
  • Understand broader context by reading a bulletin/report (information forager)
  • Check usage notes and methodology (expert analyst)
  • View time series as table
  • Customise Y-axis: yearly vs quarterly vs monthly
  • Customise the date range shown

    This design strongly prioritises the above specific primary needs rather than any requirement to facilitate any onward journey.

    Additionally, user research has shown that the most preferred data formats were high level summaries and charts and raw data.