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A choropleth map is a thematic map in which areas are colored differently to show the measurement of a statistical variable being displayed on the map. The choropleth map provides an easy way to visualize how a measurement varies across a geographic area or it shows the level of variability within a region. In addition to choropleth maps, a ...
A choropleth map (from Ancient Greek χῶρος (khôros) 'area, region' and πλῆθος (plêthos) 'multitude') is a type of statistical thematic map that uses pseudocolor, meaning color corresponding with an aggregate summary of a geographic characteristic within spatial enumeration units, such as population density or per-capita income.
Choropleth map showing estimated percent of the population below 150% poverty in the Contiguous United States by county, 2020 that uses the Jenks natural breaks classification. Jenks’ goal in developing this method was to create a map that was absolutely accurate, in terms of the representation of data's spatial attributes.
A bivariate map or multivariate map is a type of thematic map that displays two or more variables on a single map by combining different sets of symbols. [1] Each of the variables is represented using a standard thematic map technique, such as choropleth, cartogram, or proportional symbols. They may be the same type or different types, and they ...
Stake. Gradient maps are both at the center and at the basic level of map making on Wikipedia. A simple blank map and fill with color tool are needed. To continue to build a coherent Wikipedia display, this page suggests the most suitable SVG source files together with a blue-based color ramps from academic, screen friendly, print friendly, and color-blind friendly ColorBrewer2 by cartography ...
A dasymetric map is an alternative to a choropleth map. As with a choropleth map, data are collected by enumeration units. But instead of mapping the data so that the region appears uniform, ancillary information is used to estimate a more detailed distribution of the phenomenon within each enumeration unit. For example, land cover data (forest ...
A choropleth is an image or map in which areas are colored or patterned proportionally to the category or value of one or more variables being represented. The variables are mapped to a few colors; each area contributes one data point and receives one color from these selected colors.
There has been significant debate around the best approach to solve this issue with choropleth maps, and most choropleth maps today continue to make use of class breaks. [40] [39] [41] [42] Other approaches to creating classes in choropleth maps include using the Jenks natural breaks optimization, quantile, or equal class intervals. [43] [44] [45]