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County Health RankingsUser’s Guide
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Legend
ScatterPlot
Map
THE LEGEND:Controlling Variables, Color and Appearance of the Map
Navigating the Legend
The Legend controls the map display.
Variable Selector
Click here to change the variable being displayed.
Variable Selector
The column on the left lists all the categories to choose from, including crime, health factors, and income.
Variable Selector
The column on the right lists the specific variables, including population age 25 or older, death rate, or types of illnesses.
THE MAP:Selecting and
Presenting Data
Map Basics
The scale bar allows you to zoom in or out.
The hand tool allows you to pan and drag the map to your desired picture.
The arrow tool allows you to select specific counties or groups of counties.
Selecting on the Map
Using the arrow tool, click and drag to highlight specific counties.
THE SCATTER PLOT:Graphically Presenting
Data
Know Your Scatter PlotThe Scatter Plot is a useful representation of the data portrayed on the map.
It consists of an X- and Y- axis, with each dot representing a county on the map.
The “line of best fit,” or slope, illustrates the relationship between the two variables.
Slope=11.9 means thatwith 1 pt increase in x, there is an 11.9 pt increase in y.
The intercept represents the value of Y when X=0.
Selecting on the Scatter Plot
Much like clicking and dragging on the legend, you can click and drag on the scatter plot to select specific counties.
Customize Your Scatter Plot
Double-click on the variable names to access the attribute selector. This will allow you to change the X- and Y-axis variables.
Customize Your Scatter Plot
Just like the Data Table, you can choose variable categories on the left column and specific variables on the right.
DATA TABLE:Enhancing the Data’s
Effectiveness
Data Table
This icon at the bottom of the page is housing the Data Table. This is another useful tool for data selection.
Data Table
This table lists all 159 counties. You can highlight individual or multiple counties by using +Shift or +Ctrl.
Customize Your Scatter Plot
Click here to add more columns full of data.
Customize Your Scatter Plot
The Open selector button will allow you to access the list of variable categories to add to the chart. Select the categories you wish to display.
Customize Your Scatter Plot
The data table is now populated with the desired values. You can sort highest to lowest by clicking on the top headers.
