Monday, April 29, 2013

Lab 8: Color Choropleth Map

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This is an improved color version of the choropleth map I made for Lab 5.  I went with my natural breaks classification because I felt it did a better job representing the data.  Overall I'm very pleased with the outcome.  I used the colorbrewer web application to pick colors that would create a smooth progression for my five classes.  In the end I chose a multihued scheme and think it works nicely.  The biggest difference between my print version and my web optimized version is that in the print version it's a little difficult to differentiate the last two classes.  While it is possible, I can see how someone might have trouble.  The web optimized version is very clear though.  I think all of the other colors in my print version were very close to the web version which I expected because I used a scheme that was good for both the web and print.  I wouldn't make any modifications to my web optimized version.

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