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Designing linked micromap plots for states with many counties
Author(s) -
Carr Daniel B.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
statistics in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.996
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 1097-0258
pISSN - 0277-6715
DOI - 10.1002/sim.670
Subject(s) - computer science , plot (graphics) , space (punctuation) , state (computer science) , host (biology) , data mining , data science , statistics , mathematics , algorithm , ecology , biology , operating system
This paper describes the design of linked micromap plots for showing county estimates on a state by state basis. The linked micromap template was specifically developed to represent spatially indexed statistical summaries. Each plot shows regional names, spatial patterns and statistical patterns while linking them all together. Thus the design is useful for communicating summaries from a host of health and environmental studies. The specific design challenge in this paper is to create one‐page plots for the states with 60 to 120 counties. While the county names and micromaps take up substantial space, the three examples demonstrate that there is sufficient space to represent two variables. The basic design has the potential for showing more. Consequently the new designs are suitable for presenting sophisticated summaries. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.