Digital Transparency Index

How it's calculated

no transparency					very transparent
0	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100

The Digital Transparency Index is a scale from 0-100 giving an indication of how visible a legislator is online as well as how active he or she is online. A score of 0 indicates no presence and no activity and a score of 100 indicates a high online presence with large amounts of frequent activity.

Since parts of the Index are based on current activity, the score is calculated at least once a day for each legislator -- thus it could change over time if a legislator stops all online activity.

Here's the breakdown for how the index is currently calculated:
 

Currently, the Digital Transparency Index is an attempt to capture digital transparency in an easy to understand format. It's not perfect, and will likely evolve over time. If you have suggestions on how you think the Digital Transparency Index could be improved, send them to will at wubbahed dot com.