Thursday, December 2, 2010

Unclassed Choropleth Maps

Unclassed choropleth maps is data divided into classes to display information of an area. In this unclassed chloropleth map each state is a shade of red, brown, or blue according to people who use another word to classify soft drinks. The northern part of the U.S. says refers to softdrinks as "pop" while in the south the mojority call it "soda" or just plain coke.

Classed Choropleth Map

Correlation Matrix

According to socialresearchmethods.net a correlation is a single number that describes the degree of relationship between two variables. In the matrix above it is displaying potential global climate change according to human activity, with those two being the variables. This graph was taken from ucar.image.edu

Box Plot

Box plots are a good way to represent different data on a scale. This picture above seperates the pay grades into 5 different categoriers and lables the average income of men to women in each grade. This photo was taken from http://www.information-management.com/issues/20050801/1033566-1.html

Range Graded Proportional Circle Map

Range graded proportional cirlce maps display information about a certain area through cirlces that vary in size. The map above is showing the different types of meat that were sent to bucheries from different places in France. This map was taken from https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog486/l5_p5.html

Nominal Area Chloropleth Map


Nominal Chloropleth maps are maps that display nominal information about a certain area. For example, In this nominal chloropleth map the percentange of African American condo owners in California accoring to the color. This map was taken from http://my.ilstu.edu/~jrcarter/Geo204/Choro/Tom/

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Index Value Plot

Index value plots are a good way to represent a large numbers of data over time. This index plot came from themacrotrader.com and it is showing Russell's financial information over the last decade.

Index Value Plot 

Triangular Plot

A triangular plot is a graph based on three variables which lead to a constant in an equelateral triangle. In this triangular plot sand, silt, and clay are plotted throughout the triangle depending on the texture. These types of graphs are mostly used in Geologic studies.

Triangular Plot