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Sandbox

As of early June 2024, WCMS and DFE now have a sandbox feature for all users to explore building COVE data visualizations – regardless of their permissions. Users can go to https://wcms-wp.cdc.gov/data-viz-sandbox/wp-admin/ and will be granted access to be able to build and use features. If you are presented with a blank WCMS screen when you click this link, close the window and click the link again to enter. You may also have better success by copying and pasting the link into your browser.

Area Chart
Example image of an Area Chart

The colored areas are used to emphasize the relationship between the data’s volumes across time.

Bar Chart
screenshot of bar chart

Bar charts are used to show a comparison of data series by category or date.

Box-and-Whiskers Plot
Screenshot of box plot

Show the data distribution patterns for one or more categories of data.

Combo Chart
Example bar-line combo chart

Combo charts use a combination of bars, lines, and/or area shading to show a comparison of data series by category or date.  They also support dual value axes.

Dashboard
Example dashboard

Dashboards offer the ability to use a single source of data to drive multiple visualizations.

Data Bite
Example of WCMS data table

A data bite helps page users quickly find important data in a single highlighted value.

Data Map
Example data map

A data map displays numeric or categorical data for U.S. states / territories in a color-coded country map.

Data Table
Example of WCMS data table

A data table is used to structure information in rows and columns so that visitors can easily read and analyze the information.

Forecast Chart
Screenshot of forecast chart

Show the lower and upper bounds of one or more series of confidence intervals across trendline stages.

Line Chart
Example line chart

Line charts are used to reveal trends or progress over time. They can show multiple categories of data at a time.

Markup Include
Screen Capture of a WCMS SSI Module that was added into a Markup Include Data Visualization

We’ve created a way to add static text and imagery into a dashboard as its own visualization.

Pie and Donut Charts
Example pie chart

UpdatedA pie chart is used to show the numerical breakdown or proportion between multiple data sets in a circle chart.

Sankey Diagram
Image capture of a WCMS generated Sankey Diagram

A flow diagram that shows the flow of data across different possible states of the data.

Scatter Plot
Example scatter plot (partial view)

The dot pattern in a scatter plot shows the strength of correlation between two variables.

Sparkline
Screenshot of sparkline

With only a single data series and minimal detail, sparklines are often used to provide at-a-glance information on data trends over time.

Waffle and Gauge
Example dashboard

Waffles and gauges provide a visually engaging way to display a piece of data in relationship to a whole.

Power BI Presentation
Power BI example

Visit the CDC Intranet to find out how to post Power BI visualizations to CDC.gov.  (Search for “Posting Power BI Visualizations.”)