Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Nominal Area Choropleth Map


http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/355/links.html

This type of choropleth uses nominal scale data. Nominal refers to a scale of measurement. Nominal scale data has no particular order, nor can it be classified as greater than or less than. Nominal refers to the name of the subject data. The map above shows the churches of Hawaii over area and by name; Buddhist, Protestant, and Catholic.

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