Sunday, December 5, 2010

Character Map



Character maps can list the corresponding value of a certain document in order to decipher a foreign object. These can be found for astrology, hieroglyphics and foreign languages.

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Navigation Map



Navigation maps are maps used to detail a route or a plan needed to take in order to get from point A to point B. You can notice these maps being used in GPS systems in cars or perhaps the Lewis and Clarke Journey to explore the West in early America.

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Lorenz Curve



Lorenz Curves can show how much a certain group of people can use of a whole while in turn showing the rest of the group without listing it. You can also add an average line to the graph.

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Unclassed Choropleth



Unclassed Choropleth maps detail data with shades of color rather than listing data to remove clutter and attain the goal in a sleek manner.

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Bivariate Choropleth



Bivariate Choropleths are useful in the fact that they show two variables on the same map without too much clutter.

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Unstandardized Choropleth



Unstandardized Choropleths can focus on the broad and vague while still getting the point across

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Nominal Area Choropleth



Nominal Area Choropleths take an area and create a map detailing a certain piece of data and portray it upon the geographical map like this one on Florida.

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