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Table 2 Data density

From: Home blood pressure data visualization for the management of hypertension: using human factors and design principles

Time period to display Maximum number of data points to display Each point represents… Comment
1 day 48 30 min An Apple Watch measures the wearer’s heart rate every 10 min. It is not inconceivable of a future which includes wearables capable of passive BP monitoring at a similar interval. If we take a more extreme measurement rate of one measurement every 10 min, a single point on the display represents the average of three data points of recordings
1 week 56 3 h Each day is represented by eight points on the display
2 weeks 56 6 h Each day is represented by four points on the display
1 month 62 12 h Each day is represented by two points, with a maximum of 31 days per month
2 months 62 1 day The maximum number of days in any 2-month period is 62 (displaying July and August)
4 months 62 2 days The maximum number of days in any 4-month period is 123
6 months 62 3 days The maximum number of days in any 6-month period is 184
1 year 54 1 week At most a year can have 366 days, so every point on the display could represent 6 days. However, thinking in terms of weeks is more common which would correspond to a maximum of 54 distinct weeks in a calendar year
2 years 54 2 weeks
3–5 years 60 1 month
 > 5 years 60 2 months
 > 10 years 60 4 months
 > 15 years 60 6 months
 > 30 years 60 1 year