100 Metros Analysis User’s Guide Atlanta Regional Commission For more information contact:

You will see this site: LEGEND MAP BAR CHART DATA TABLE

Quick Tip! BAR CHART To understand how metro Atlanta compares to the other large metro areas, just focus on the Bar Chart – it automatically sorts each metro from lowest to highest. More about the Bar Chart later!

THE LEGEND: Controlling Variables, Color and Appearance of the Map

Navigating the Legend Notice how each circle on the legend describes the MSA characteristic on both the map and bar graph. Atlanta

Variable Selector Click here to change the variable being displayed.

Variable Selector The column on the left lists the categories to choose from, such as education, health, housing market, or demographics.

Variable Selector The column on the right lists the specific variables, including number of residents with a bachelor’s degree, percent in good health, or housing price index.

Appearance and Color The wrench icon allows you to access the display settings, and adjust color scheme and appearance.

Appearance and Color BINNING: This allows you to adjust the bins to a desired parameters. You can select the breaks either in quantiles (top 20%, bottom 20%), or by equally spaced intervals.

Appearance and Color APPEARANCE: This allows you to customize the map color and legend display. There are plenty of colors to choose from, so pick the scheme that best fits your purpose.

Appearance and Color There are lots of other options and effects to choose from, so play around with them to tailor your map!

THE MAP: Selecting and Presenting Data

Map Basics The scale bar allows you to zoom in or out. The hand tool allows you to pan and drag the map to your desired picture. The arrow tool allows you to select individual cities or cities within a region.

Map Basics When moving the mouse over the map, you can see individual MSA values for the variable being displayed in the legend.

Selecting on the Map Using the arrow tool, click and drag to highlight specific cities or regions.

Selecting on the Map You can also click and drag on the data table to highlight specific bins. These selections will appear on the map.

Map Settings The wrench in the top left hand corner will adjust the display settings on the map. The current default settings are recommended for analysis.

THE BAR CHART: Graphically Presenting Data

Bar Chart The chart automatically sorts the selected variable from lowest to highest. To change the variable being represented, click here. Lowest % w/ Bachelor’s Highest % w/ Bachelor's

Bar Chart Here, you have the familiar “Attribute Selector” Menu, with categories and variables listed. Select the variable you wish.

Bar Chart KEY POINT: You must select “Remove all” before selecting another variable, otherwise the variables will be “stacked” and unreadable.

Bar Chart After selecting your new variable, see how the bar chart sorts out the MSAs into a new hierarchy. Least % Pop over age 65 Most % Pop over age 65

Bar Chart Click and drag on the bar chart to isolate the highest or lowest values to discover regional trends. (Florida has the top four cities with percentage of pop. over age 65! ) FL

DATA TABLE: Enhancing Your Analysis

Data Table This icon at the bottom of the page is housing the Data Table. This is another useful tool for data selection.

Data Table This table lists all 100 Metros. You can highlight individual or multiple MSAs by using +Shift or +Ctrl.

Data Table Click on the wrench to add more columns of data.

Data Table Click on the wrench to add more columns of data. The Open selector button will allow you to access the list of variable categories to add to the chart. Select the categories you wish to display.

Data Table The data table is now populated with the desired values. You can sort highest to lowest by clicking on the top headers.

100 METROS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS! Atlanta Regional Commission For more information contact: