World Map

Use the World Map option to compare historical data for variables across countries. To open the World Map from the Main Menu choose Data Analysis then click World Map.

This option displays variable data in a given year as shades of color that correspond to different levels of that variable or list. On the left side of the map there is a legend that shows the current variable being displayed and the shades with their corresponding levels of the variable.

An example of the Display Map page with HDI.

There are a number of options and features that adjust the map:

• Continue: Go back to the previous menu or to the Main Menu of IFs.
• Refresh Map: After making changes to the display option fields, click this to update those changes in the map.
• Data Information: Open information on the data source and availability of the data in different years.
• Define Categories: Open a screen to adjust the cutoffs for the display categories.
• Help: Open the corresponding page in the Pardee Wiki with the current feature or display they are using.

Display option fields:

• Data Table: Choose the data table or category to get variables from.
• Data Field: Choose the variable to display.
• Dimension of Variable: Choose the year to display. When displaying from the time series Data Table this option is available.
• Display Type: Select one of the two sub options:
  • Equal Interval: Set the display categories to have the same range of variables (ex. 0 to 400 and 400 to 800).
  • Equal Count: Set the display categories to each hold the same count of countries.
• Number of Categories: Change the number of display categories using this drop down from 2 to 7.
• Color: Choose the display color of the map from this dropdown: sandy brown, green, blue, red, or gray.
• Projection: Change the type of map projection from the dropdown.