Population Profile

Population Profile

Population profile is a graph analyzing the extent to which a group of people exhibit a certain quality or characteristic. Both x- and y- axis are labeled with the analyzing factor range, and the graph consists of horizontal bars. This example looks at the amount of immigrants into the United States in 2004, separated by male and female and their ages. The graph analyzes the potential change in demographic transition; it shows that more than half of immigrants entering the country are 25-39 years of age. 

Scatterplot

Scatterplot

Scatterplots uses a coordinate plane to display two variable for a set of data. Marked as a collection of points, each point has a value of two variables- one from the x-axis and one from the y-axis. The collection of points are related to each other in what is known as the correlation- positive (rising), negative (falling) or uncorrelated (completely scattered). This example is for an experiment that is measuring a explanatory variable and a response variable, having a positive correlation. 

Index Value Plot

Index Value

Index value plot does not show absolute values, but instead an index of measurements. This example is of the air quality index value for statistical areas, showing the overall quality of air concerning all available pollutant measurements. 

Accumulative Line Graph or Lorenz Curve

Lorenz Curve

Accumulative line graph, or Lorenz curve, is a graph that shows the degree of inequality between two variables distributions. The slope can be measured which will determine the value of the difference between the two variables. Because the lorenz curve combines the values in each category, it is not comparing the two to each other but instead considers the whole graph and increasing or decreasing. 

Bilateral Graph

Bilateral Graph

A bilateral graph compares 2 or more variables side by side, relative to a bar graph. This example has a x-axis regarding the fiscal years and the y-axis is counting the number of people. The data in the graph is measuring the acceptance of trainees, dispatch of experts, and dispatch of JOCVs. 

Nominal Area Choropleth Map

Nominal area Choropleth map

Nominal area choropleth maps are maps that represent nominal values, measured in amounts but not in an actual value. In order to show the information accurately, data is usually given in quantitative values. This is an example from the presidential election in 2008 and the predictions of the states being "blue" or "red." This specific map determined the democrats would win just based on the information in the media or other forums. 

Unstandardized Choropleth Map

Unstandardized Choropleth Map

Unstandardized choropleth maps use data with raw sets of numbers. These raw numbers represent the total value and are not averaged together. This example is a representation of total fertility rates from 2000-2005 in the nation. The legend explains that the lighter shaded continents have lower fertility rates than the darker shaded continents.